sülesin tırnaqça qarışırğa

/sylesin tɯrnaqtʃa qarɯʃɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to grip fast like a lynx's claw

To refuse to go back on what one has said and to hold to it stubbornly, whether one is right or wrong.

Ala, sen, sülesin tırnaqça, qarışıb turma da, tamatala aythanŋa da bir tıŋıla, – dedi appa.Come now, don't dig in like a lynx's claw — listen a little to what the elders say too, said grandfather.

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