hurjununda jel oynarğa
/xurdʒununda dʒel ojnarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for the wind to play in one's pocket
Intended meaning
To have no money; to be poor.
- Otpuskadan qaythannı hurjununda jel oynawçusun Majit bek igi biledi.Majit knows very well that someone back from leave has the wind playing in their pockets.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 488