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.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 251