adam qanı bolurğa
/adam qanɯ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become a person's blood
Intended meaning
Of a commodity, to rise sharply in price so that it costs a fortune.
- Busağatda Qaraçay içinde biçen adam qanı bolğandı.Right now in Karachay hay has become worth a man's blood price.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 21