uru qazarğa
/uru qazarʁa/
Literal translation
to dig a pit
Intended meaning
To do someone harm in secret; to scheme against another person behind their back out of malice.
- Bek aman adamdı Mirzahanov, har direktorğa uru qazıb aylanŋandı.Mirzakhanov is a very bad man; he has been scheming against every director.
- Tanışım, sen kerti da adam eseŋ, Başhalağa qara urula qazma.My friend, if you are truly a decent person, do not dig black pits for others.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 478