tişine qararğa
/tiʃine qararʁa/
Literal translation
to look at its teeth
Intended meaning
To determine how old an animal is by examining its teeth.
- Allıq atnı tişine qararğa jılqıçı Şoranı çaqırdıla.They called Shora the horse-herder to look at the teeth of the horse they were going to buy.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 455