basar taşın tanımazğa

/basar taʃɯn tanɯmazʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

not to recognize the stone one is about to step on

To be so overjoyed that one loses all composure and does not know what one is doing.

Asırı quwanŋandan, basar taşımı tanımay, qonşulağa jetdim da, süyünçülük suradım.So overjoyed that I did not know what I was doing, I ran to the neighbours and asked for a reward for the good news.

not to recognize the stone one is about to step on

To be so grieved or distressed that one is at a loss and does not know what to do.

Jüregim asırı qıynalğandan, kesim da basar taşımı tanımay turğanlay, bu sözleni eşitgenimde, tözümüm boşaldı.My heart was in such anguish that I hardly knew what I was doing, and when I heard these words my patience gave out.

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