awuzu qulağına jetedi
/awuzu qulaʁɯna dʒetedi/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
his mouth reaches his ear
Intended meaning
To be overjoyed, grinning broadly and constantly out of delight.
- Körpe ton üsüne alay jaraşhanına, Ahmat awuzu qulaqlarına jetib aylanadı.Because the lambskin coat suited him so well, Akhmat went about beaming from ear to ear.
Literal translation
his mouth reaches his ear
Intended meaning
Said jokingly of someone whose mouth is very large.
- Ol sabiyni awuzu qulağına jetedi derse, alay a bek süydümlü sabiydi."You'd say that child's mouth reaches his ear, but he is a very endearing child."
Variants
- awuzu qulağına djetedi
- awuzu qulaqlarına jetedi
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 67
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 47