til açarğa
/til atʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to open the tongue
Intended meaning
To start talking, especially after having kept silent or held back.
- E... kişi, – degenni aytdı, til açhanın tuwra etmezge küreşe."Eh... man," was all he said, trying not to let it show that he had started speaking.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 448