başın qoluna alıb
/baʃɯn qoluna alɯb/
Literal translation
taking one's head in one's hand
Intended meaning
To live as a fugitive outlaw, in hiding and on the run at constant risk to one's life.
- Ay, jüyüshan, ol aktivistleden kesim başımı qoluma alıb aylanama, – dedi Sarbiy."Oh, my lord, because of those activists I myself am on the run with my head in my hand," said Sarbiy.
- Sora ol keçe kesini allay bir qıynalıb, başın qoluna alıb, amalsız bolub aylanŋanı [Mazannı] közüne köründü.Then that night [Mazan] saw in his mind how he had suffered so, wandering with his head in his hand, helpless.
Variants
- başın qoluna alıb aylanırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 107