öşün ururğa
/øʃyn ururʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to strike with the chest
Intended meaning
To throw oneself into a task and look for any means of accomplishing it; to strive hard for something.
- Qonaqlanı bir körürge barı da öşün urdula.They all strove just to catch a glimpse of the guests.
- Zuhrağa köple öşün urub küreşgendile, alay ol alanı birin da jaratmağandı.Many tried hard to win Zukhra, but she did not take a liking to any of them.
Literal translation
to strike with the chest
Intended meaning
To pit oneself against someone, measuring one's strength against theirs.
- Men da anı sorurğa dep tura edim. Evropanı qolğa etib turğan Germaniya bizge öşün urmay tururmu deyse?I was on the point of asking that myself. Do you think Germany, which has taken all Europe in hand, will hold back from testing its strength against us?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 168
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 70