özün basarğa
/øzyn basarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to press down one's own core
Intended meaning
To satisfy one's hunger completely; to have had enough to eat.
- Jaşçıq igi aşap, özün basıb ketdi.The boy ate well, had his fill, and went off.
Literal translation
to press down one's own core
Intended meaning
To eat fatty, rich food and have it in plenty.
- Kiştik, qaq jörmeden ülüşün alıb, özün basıb, başın da tıpır taşha salıb, juqlaydı.The cat, having taken its share of the dried jörme sausage and eaten its fill of the fat, lays its head on the hearthstone and sleeps.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 163