töppesinden quyarğa
/tøppesinden qujarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to pour it down from the crown of one's head
Intended meaning
To consume alcohol or tobacco to excess; to be a heavy drinker or chain smoker.
- Pavel ayazsa ua, awuzundan sözün çığarmay, közün çıraq iyib, qara tıŋılawnu salıb, tütünnü töppesinden quyub, awuzuna juq eltirge unamay, taphan jaşawu ol edi.As for Pavel, not letting a word out of his mouth, staring fixedly, keeping a dead silence, smoking one cigarette after another and refusing to put any food in his mouth — that was the life he had made for himself.
- Azamat araqığa ıçhınsa, töppesinden quyadı.Once Azamat gets at the vodka, he drinks without stopping.
Variants
- başından quyarğa
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary