tüknü çüyresine sılarğa
/tykny tʃyjresine sɯlarʁa/
Literal translation
to stroke the hair against its lie
Intended meaning
To speak and act contrarily, twisting a matter the wrong way on purpose.
- Kerek jerde tüknü çüyresine sılay da biledi, alay a, kertisine jetgen künde, jamawatnı har ne injiwüne da bek saqdı.When need be he knows how to rub things the wrong way too, but when it comes to the truth of it, he is very watchful over every hardship of the community.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 471