tişi tişine tiymezge
/tiʃi tiʃine tijmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's tooth not to touch its tooth
Intended meaning
To shake uncontrollably, with one's teeth chattering, from cold or from fright.
- Suwuq palatkalada juqlayalmay, turistle erttenlikge tişleri tişlerine tiymey çıqdıla.Unable to sleep in the cold tents, the tourists came out in the morning shivering, their teeth chattering.
- Qoy, asırı qorqğandan, jazıqnı tişi tişine tiymey, alay qaltıray edi.The sheep, poor creature, was so frightened that it trembled with its teeth chattering.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 455