aqılı joqdu
/aqɯlɯ dʒoqdu/
Idiom
Literal translation
his mind is not there
Intended meaning
Said of someone who has no intention or desire to do the thing in question.
- Taŋ athanlı şulpu etedi, ayazır aqılı joqdu.Since daybreak it has been drizzling; there is no sign it intends to clear up.
Variants
- japısı joqdu
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary