beti aq uçhun bolurğa
/beti aq utʃxun bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's face to become a white spark
Intended meaning
To lose all color in the face, as from fright or shock; to go white.
- Qorqğandan beti aq uçhun bolub tilegeninde, Fatima, ızına qaray, jumuşçu bla birge çığıb ketdi.When he begged her, his face white as a spark with fear, Fatima glanced back and went out together with the servant.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 119