suw kirirge
/suw kirirɡe/
Literal translation
for water to get in (under someone)
Intended meaning
For someone's affairs to take a bad turn because of another person's doing.
- Haparla ua ulludula. Alay bizge aytmaydıla ansı, biylege suw kire bolur deyme, – dep, Muhammat biçağına janıw etdi."The talk is big. Only they don't tell us — I reckon things are going badly for the beys," said Muhammat, putting an edge on his knife.
Variants
- birewnü tübüne suw kirirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 414