tüb jıyarğa
/tyb dʒɯjarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to gather up what is underneath
Intended meaning
To take possession of the property and belongings left behind by someone who has died.
- Sora ölüknü tübün jıyğan ol adam aŋa: «Saw bol, bağasına söleşmeyme, betiŋe uyalğanıŋça eterse», – dep, esi sağışha ketdi.Then the man who had gathered up the dead man's belongings said to him, "Thank you, I will not haggle over the price, you will do as your own sense of shame tells you" — and his thoughts grew heavy.
- Birle öledile, birle ua tüb jıyadıla.Some people die, and others take over what they leave behind.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary