soqur satıw
/soqur satɯw/
Literal translation
blind sale
Intended meaning
A purchase or sale made without inspecting the goods or livestock beforehand, so that the buyer takes them on trust.
- Ahmat soqur satıw eterge bir da süymey edi, alay, amalı bolmay, atnı bağasın alğadan oquna berdi.Akhmat never liked making a sight-unseen deal, but, having no other choice, he paid the price of the horse in advance.
- Soqur satıw etme, igi qarap al, kiyilgen börk bolmasın,— dedi anası jaşına."Don't buy it sight unseen, look it over well before you take it, make sure it isn't a hat someone has already worn," the mother said to her son.
Variants
- soqur satıw eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 409
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 178
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 206