tapsaŋ qoyma
/tapsaŋ qojma/
Literal translation
if you find it, don't let it go
Intended meaning
Said of someone or something that has disappeared completely and is nowhere to be found.
- Jol ariw boş bolub edi, tapsaŋ qoyma eşikleni: Aŋıladıla bu işni barın Tariel etgenin.The road was completely clear, and the gates were nowhere to be found: they understood that Tariel had done all of this.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 430