tüp alırğa
/typ alɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to take the bottom
Intended meaning
To find out something hidden or secret; to get to the bottom of a matter.
- Tüp alırğa süygeni juqlata bolmaz ansı, Zabida, keçe köz qısmay, taŋ athınçı tiyreni joqlap çıqdı.It must have been her wish to get to the bottom of it that kept her from sleeping — Zabida did not close her eyes all night, and went round the neighbourhood before dawn.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 472