betinde tamıçı qanı bolmazğa
/betinde tamɯtʃɯ qanɯ bolmazʁa/
Literal translation
to not have a drop of blood in one's face
Intended meaning
To turn completely white in the face — from illness, anger, or exhaustion.
- Jabrailni közleri qızarğandı, betinde tamıçı qanı joqdu.Zhabrail's eyes had reddened; there was not a drop of blood left in his face.
Variants
- betinde tamıçı qanı joqdu
- betinde tamıçı qanı qalmazğa
- betinde qanı qalmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 121
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 285