Karachay

közleri tot bolurğa

/køzleri tot bolurʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

for one's eyes to turn to rust

Intended meaning

To lose one's sight as a result of prolonged weeping.
  • Alay bolğanlıqğa, Temurqanı allına qaray, Mölehannı közleri tot bolğan edile, ol a bir da kelib körünmey edi.Even so, watching the road for Temurqa, Mölekhan's eyes had gone blind from weeping, and they never once came into sight.

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