awuzunda tükürügü qalmazğa
/awuzunda tykyryɡy qalmazʁa/
Literal translation
for no saliva to be left in one's mouth
Intended meaning
To talk to someone at great length, coaxing and pleading with kind words until one is worn out.
- Awuzumda tükürügüm qalmay, jalınıb küreşdim, jaşha tütün içgenin qoyduralmadım.I pleaded until my mouth ran dry, but I could not make the boy give up smoking.
- Jarlı janımı suwğa köme aylanmağız, – dep, awuzumda tükürügüm quruğunçuğa deri, eki jigitden da keziw-keziw tiledim."Don't go drowning my poor soul in the water," I said, begging each of the two young men in turn until my mouth ran dry.
Variants
- awuzunda tükürügü qururğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 72