tünü-tüşü da
/tyny-tyʃy da/
Idiom
Literal translation
both his waking and his dream
Intended meaning
Someone's foremost concern — the thing they think and worry about all the time.
- Ne sağışı, qayğısı da, qıshası, Adameyni tüşü-tünü da sabiyledile.Whatever his worries and cares — in short, Adamey's waking hours and dreams alike are the children.
- Keçe, kün da, tünü, tüşü da sabiydi.Night and day, waking and dreaming, it is the children.
Variants
- tüşü-tünü da
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary