halına tartırğa
/xalɯna tartɯrʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to pull toward someone's condition
Intended meaning
To resemble someone closely in nature and conduct, turning out like them and meeting what they met.
- Sabiy ata-ana halına tartmay qalmaydı.A child cannot help taking after their parents.
- Jannetni qızları analarını halına tartadıla, adepli, hurmetli sabiyledile.Dzhannet's daughters take after their mother — they are well-mannered, respectful children.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary