qarın awruwu
/qarɯn awruwu/
Idiom
Literal translation
the belly's ache
Intended meaning
The thing a person actually wants and is pressing for — their hope, intention, or private design.
- Qısha ayt da qoy: seni qarın awruwuŋu bileme, alanı birgelerine barırğa izleyse, alaymıdı? – dedi podpolkovnik.Say it short and be done with it: I know what you are after — you want to go over to their lot, is that it? — said the lieutenant colonel.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary