başı tübüne aylanırğa
/baʃɯ tybyne ajlanɯrʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for its head to turn to its bottom
Intended meaning
Of work or life: to become disordered and go wrong, changing completely for the worse.
- Ah, bir kesek zamançıqnı içinde jaşaw qalay başı tübüne aylanıb qaldı!– Oh, how life turned upside down in such a short while!
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary