arqa jikleri qaltırarğa
/arqa dʒikleri qaltɯrarʁa/
Literal translation
for the joints of one's back to tremble
Intended meaning
To be gripped by fear, to go weak and helpless with fright.
- Minatnı közüne, üleşebiz dep, jerlerin tepleb aylanŋanla körünsele, entda arqa jikleri qaltıraydı.When Minat catches sight of those tramping over their land saying they will divide it up, her back still shudders with fear.
- Sabiy zamanı esine tüşüb, arqa jiklerı titiredile.His childhood comes back to him and his back trembles.
Variants
- arqa jikleri titirerge
- arqası qaltırarğa
- arqa şeşileri qaltırarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 50
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 26