beti jüz türlü bolurğa

/beti dʒyz tyrly bolurʁa/

Literal translation

for one's face to become a hundred kinds

Intended meaning

Of a person: to flush and pale in quick succession as emotion takes hold, so that the look of the face keeps shifting.
  • Ol, bir taqıyqağa beti jüz türlü bola, közlüklerin juwuq keltirdi da, suratha jaŋıdan ışanlab qaradı.For a moment his face kept changing color; he brought his glasses closer and peered intently at the photograph again.

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