bir janı jerge kirirge
/bir dʒanɯ dʒerɡe kirirɡe/
Literal translation
for one side of one to go into the ground
Intended meaning
To live in sorrow and poverty; to lead a wretched, downtrodden life.
- Bizden nasıpsız kim bolur busağatda – bir janlarıbız jerge kirib turğanla?! – dep jilyaydı Halıw."Who could be unluckier than us right now – with one side of us already sunk into the ground?!" weeps Khalıu.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 129