öpkesi tururğa
/øpkesi tururʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's lung to stand up
Intended meaning
To be left gasping and powerless after exertion, unable to draw a full breath.
- Butların talab, terlegenleri barıb, dıgalas etib, öpkesi turub, sınsıy edi [Jelayaq].His legs aching, the sweat pouring off him, struggling on, out of breath, [Dzhelayakh] was whimpering.
- İt asırı ürgenden öpkesi turdu.The dog barked so much that it was left gasping for breath.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary