suwuq tutarğa
/suwuq tutarʁa/
Collocation
Literal translation
to hold cold
Intended meaning
Of the weather: to turn piercingly cold, as in the hardest days of winter.
- Qışhı jelle teren qarnı boranlatıb süre edile. Açı suwuq iyire edi.The winter winds were driving the deep snow in a blizzard. A bitter cold was biting.
Variants
- suwuq iyirirge (karachay)
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary