suwuq bet alırğa
/suwuq bet alɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to take on a cold face
Intended meaning
To become unkind and forbidding toward someone; to turn cold and hostile.
- Alay ese, – dedi efendi, suwuq bet alıb, – dawuŋu dawlar adamıŋa ayt. Seni jaşıŋa berirça, meni qızım joqdu, senden men qalın almağanma."In that case," said the efendi, turning cold, "take your claim to someone who will hear it. I have no daughter to give to your son, and I took no bride-price from you."
Variants
- suwuq qan alırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 417