bir qarış öserge
/bir qarɯʃ øserɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to grow by a handspan
Intended meaning
To be filled with great joy; to be elated and in high spirits.
- Jaşçıqğa avtomat alıb bergenme da, bir qarış ösgen bolur.I bought the little boy a toy machine gun, so he must have grown a handspan taller.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary