baştöben bolurğa
/baʃtøben bolurʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to become head-down
Intended meaning
To lower one's head out of shame or embarrassment; to become dejected, downcast or upset.
- Qartla, baştöben bolub, jerge qaradıla.The old men, hanging their heads, looked at the ground.
- Ma bılayda jaşla kerti da baştöben boldula.Right there the young men truly hung their heads.
- Anam baştikki boldu.My mother became downcast.
- Başir qarındaşı ölgenli başteben bolğandı.Bashir has been dejected ever since his brother died.
Variants
- baştikki bolurğa
- tikgi bolurğa
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary