til qara tutarğa
/til qara tutarʁa/
Literal translation
to hold the tongue black
Intended meaning
To break off speaking with someone out of resentment after a quarrel; to be on non-speaking terms.
- Bir birge til qara tutmağız, haraket kelgen da eter, ketgen da eter, egeçle bolğanığıznı unutmağız.Do not stop speaking to one another; property comes and goes, do not forget that you are sisters.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 448
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 223