bet alışındırırğa
/bet alɯʃɯndɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to make the face change
Intended meaning
To go pale or sallow and visibly change countenance, typically out of fear or shock.
- Alay ese ua, – dedi voditel jaş, bet alışındıra, – busağat tışına çıq da, eşikni qaq da, keçginlik da tileb, alay kir."If that is how it is," said the young driver, changing color, "go straight outside, knock at the door, beg pardon, and only then come in."
- Başirni borbayları küçden qımılday, bet alışıb, arbazğa keldi qorqğandan.Bashir's legs barely moving, gone pale, he came into the yard out of fear.
Variants
- bet alğasındırırğa
- bet alışırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 116