közleri maŋılayına çığarğa
/køzleri maŋɯlajɯna tʃɯʁarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's eyes to come out onto one's forehead
Intended meaning
To be so frightened or astonished that one's eyes open wide and stare.
- Asırı qorqğandan, közleri maŋılaylarına çığıb, qıçırıq etib, jilyap tileydile.So terrified that their eyes were starting out of their heads, they scream and beg, weeping.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 250