eki atlar qarıwu joqdu
/eki atlar qarɯwu dʒoqdu/
Idiom
Literal translation
has no strength to take two steps
Intended meaning
To be completely exhausted or extremely feeble, with no strength left to do anything.
- Asırı arığandan, eki atlar qarıwum joqduI am so tired that I have no strength to take two steps.
- Ketallıq tüyüldü, eki atlar qarıwu joqdu.They will not be able to go — they have no strength to take two steps.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary