köz suwların tögerge
/køz suwlarɯn tøɡerɡe/
Collocation
Literal translation
to pour out one's eye-waters
Intended meaning
To cry out of grief or distress.
- Jaşçığı, aç bolub, közüne qarasa, jüregi taqır bolub, köb zamannı köz suwların tökgendi.When his little boy, hungry, looked up into his eyes, his heart grew heavy and he wept for a long time.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary