tayaq jeterge
/tajaq dʒeterɡe/
Literal translation
for the stick to reach (someone)
Intended meaning
For blame or reproach to fall on someone; to be taken to task for something.
- Büro ters etse da, tayaq artda kimge jetedi?Even if it is the bureau that is at fault, who ends up getting the blame?
- Endi biyağı maŋa tayaq tierge başladı degen aqıl Jansuratnı başın enişge iydirdi.The thought that the blame was once again starting to fall on her made Dzhansurat lower her head.
Variants
- tayaq tierge
- tayaq sınarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 438