başına qara kün kelirge
/baʃɯna qara kyn kelirɡe/
Literal translation
for a black day to come upon one's head
Intended meaning
To live in great hardship; to have misfortune befall one.
- Mallarıbıznı küterge jer tapmay, başıma qara kün kelib aylanŋanımı körmeymise? – dedi Qujon."Can't you see that a black day has come upon me, that I wander about finding no land to graze our livestock?" said Quzhon.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 111