Karachay

başına qara kün kelirge

/baʃɯna qara kyn kelirɡe/

Idiom

Literal translation

for a black day to come upon one's head

Intended meaning

To live in great hardship; to have misfortune befall one.
  • Mallarıbıznı küterge jer tapmay, başıma qara kün kelib aylanŋanımı körmeymise? – dedi Qujon."Can't you see that a black day has come upon me, that I wander about finding no land to graze our livestock?" said Quzhon.

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