kölü barmazğa
/køly barmazʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's heart not to go
Intended meaning
To be unwilling or unable to bring oneself to do something, out of reluctance, lack of resolve, or pity.
- Ayransız a bir kün da bolmayma. Aŋa üyrenŋenme da, başha aşha hazna kölüm da barmaydı.I cannot go a single day without ayran. I have grown used to it, and I have hardly any appetite for other food.
- E-e qız, bıllay künübüzde jırlarğa qalay kölüŋ baradı?Oh girl, how can you have the heart to sing on a day like ours?
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary