jan dukkulu çığarğa

/dʒan dukkulu tʃɯʁarʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

for the speck of one's soul to come out

To be so overcome by fear, or by joy, that one comes close to dying; to be frightened or thrilled out of one's wits.

Asırı qorqğandan, jan dukkulum çıqdı.I was so frightened that the very soul went out of me.

Show sources