başın enişge tutdururğa

/baʃɯn eniʃɡe tutdururʁa/

Literal translation

to make someone's head be held downward

Intended meaning

To make someone downcast or dejected.
  • Qorqma, Sapiyat, men saw bolub, alanı [sabiyleni] başların enişge tutdurmam... Tabhan sağatda kerilib qalğanları igidi, – dedi Bazarbiy."Don't be afraid, Sapiyat, as long as I am alive I will not let their [the children's] heads be bowed... It is good that they stand tall while they can," said Bazarbiy.
  • Horlathan jaşla [futbolda], başların enişge salındırıb, arığan ayaqların igi da kötüralmay, jerni sürkeb bara edile.The defeated boys [at football], with their heads hanging down, barely able to lift their tired legs, went dragging their feet along the ground.

Variants

  • başın enişge tutarğa
  • başın enişge ierge
  • başın enişge salındırırğa

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