tiş bilewge qayraq bolurğa
/tiʃ bilewɡe qajraq bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be a whetstone for sharpening teeth
Intended meaning
To be filled with anger and ready to pay someone back for a wrong.
- Tawjannı qayğısına da qayğı qoşub, anı nögerlerine ua tişlerin bilerge qayraq berib, eki janına qarıwsuz awnay, üyü taba buruldu [efendi].Adding grief to Tauzhan's grief, and giving her companions a whetstone to sharpen their teeth on, [the efendi] turned toward his house, swaying feebly from side to side.
Variants
- tiş bilewge qayraq berirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 454
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 224