jilik-jilik bolurğa
/dʒilik-dʒilik bolurʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to become marrow-bone marrow-bone
Intended meaning
To waste away to extreme thinness, so that nothing is left but bones and skin.
- Plenlile, asırı aşamay turğandan, jilik-jilik bolğandıla, qarıwları joqdu.The prisoners, from going so long without food, have wasted away to skin and bone; they have no strength left.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary