içi qızsa
/itʃi qɯzsa/
Idiom
Literal translation
if one's inside heats up
Intended meaning
Said of someone who badly wants something or is truly set on doing it, and so puts eager effort into it.
- Qatın alıwnu üsünden meni teŋli bir sağışlanıb, meniça içiŋ qızsa edi, sen da üyrenir ediŋ, – dedi Abuk."If you thought about getting married as much as I have, and your heart burned for it the way mine does, you too would learn," said Abuk.
- İçiŋ tutsa, sen etmezlik zat joqdu. Jerni juqasın bla qalının bilese, – dedi Tawsoltan qatınına."If you set your heart on it, there is nothing you cannot do. You know the thin places of the earth and the thick ones," said Tausoltan to his wife.
Variants
- içi tutsa
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary