qoyununa ot tüşgença bolurğa

/qojununa ot tyʃɡentʃa bolurʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to become as if fire had fallen into one's bosom

To lose all composure and be driven to act at once out of desperation or agitation.

Eşta-eşta, qoyarıq tüyüldü... esine bir zat tüşse, Bazarbiy qoyununa ot tüşgença boladı da qaladı, – dedi Quşjeter."No, no, he will not let it go... once something comes into his head, Bazarbiy becomes as if fire had fallen into his bosom," said Qushzheter.

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