aman kün kelirge

/aman kyn kelirɡe/

Literal translation

for a bad day to come (upon one's head)

Intended meaning

To be struck by grave misfortune; to suffer severe, unrelenting hardship.
  • Ol kök minçaq allay, palahdan saqlağan, nasıb bergen zat ese, İbrahimge bılay aman kün nek keldi da? – dep sordu Maljey."If that blue bead is such a thing, one that guards against calamity and brings luck, then why did such misfortune come upon Ibrahim?" asked Malzhey.
  • Hasannı ua aman kün başına kelgendi: bir palahdan tüşgendi.As for Hasan, great misfortune has come upon him: he has fallen into one calamity after another.

Variants

  • aman kün başına kelirge
  • aman künlü bolurğa

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