aç açıwu burununa çabarğa
/atʃ atʃɯwu burununa tʃabarʁa/
Literal translation
for the bitterness of hunger to run into one's nose
Intended meaning
To become irritable and short-tempered because one is hungry.
- Allay awur sağışla başın basıb, aç açıwu da burununa çabıb turğanlay, Mamma üylerine Goşahan ınna kelgenin sezedi.With such heavy thoughts weighing on his head, and the anger of hunger running into his nose, Mamma senses that old Goshakhan has come to their house.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 76