awuzuna juq tiymezge
/awuzuna dʒuq tijmezɡe/
Literal translation
for nothing to touch one's mouth
Intended meaning
To take no food or drink at all; to go without eating.
- Saw ıyıqnı içinde awuzuna juq tiymey, sanları qarıwsuzdan qarıwsuz ete başladıla.For a whole week nothing had touched his mouth, and his limbs began to grow weaker and weaker.
- Tüneneden beri awuzuŋa bir zat ketmegendi.Since yesterday not a thing has passed your lips.
Variants
- awuzuna juq ketmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 70