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.

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