baş amalın körürge
/baʃ amalɯn køryrɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to see to the means of one's head
Intended meaning
To provide for oneself and take charge of one's own life, independently of others.
- Balasına üç kün bolsa: «Qulağıŋ-quyruğuŋ meni kibik, bar, baş amalıŋı kör», – deydi qoyan.When its young is three days old, the hare says: "Your ears and tail are like mine — go, fend for yourself."
- Har kim da aqıl-balıq bolğanlay, baş madarın körürge küreşedi.As soon as anyone comes of age, he sets about providing for himself.
Variants
- baş madarın körürge
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary