qara jerge kirirge
/qara dʒerɡe kirirɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to enter the black earth
Intended meaning
To pass away; to be dead and buried.
- Ol, da harib, sürüwde mallanı biridi. Tuwra aŋa barğandan ese, qara jerge kirgen köb da qolaydı.He, poor thing, is just one of the beasts in the herd. Rather than going to him outright, it would be far better to go into the black earth.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary