hıkkilerin ağızırğa
/xɯkkilerin aʁɯzɯrʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to let one's snivels run (or wring them out)
Intended meaning
To weep or whine feebly, often in a way meant to draw pity rather than to act.
- Bılayda hıkkileriŋi ağıza turmay, barıb sorsaŋ a!Instead of standing here sniveling, why don't you go and ask!
- Adamlanı janların awrutur üçün, Leylya hıkkilerin ağızıwçudu.To wring people's hearts, Leyla is in the habit of sniveling.
Variants
- hıkkilerin sığarğa
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