atı-çuwu çıqmazğa
/atɯ-tʃuwu tʃɯqmazʁa/
Literal translation
for one's name and rumour not to come out
Intended meaning
For no news to be had of whether a person is alive or dead; for someone to vanish without trace.
- Ömürleça, uzun körünŋen tört jıl mından alğa uruşha ketgen kününden beri, atı-çuwu çıqmay qalğandı jaşnı.For the four years that seemed as long as ages, since the day he left for the war, there has been no word at all of the young man.
- Bir-eki aynı pismo kelib turdu, sora atı-çuwu da qurudu, – dedi Tanya."For a month or two letters kept coming, and then all word of him ceased," said Tanya.
Variants
- atı-çuwu bilinmezge
- atı-çuwu qururğa
- atı-çuwu eşitilmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 61