teke orununa eçki
/teke orununa etʃki/
Literal translation
a nanny goat in the billy goat's place
Intended meaning
Said of someone who tries to push the blame for his own wrongdoing onto another person.
- Seyirdi jaşaw: teke orununa eçki bolğanla köp, kerti adamla az bola baradıla.Life is strange: there are many who put a nanny goat in the billy goat's place, and true people are growing fewer.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 441