burunu salınırğa
/burunu salɯnɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's nose to droop
Intended meaning
To grow sad and dejected, losing one's spirits after a disappointment or failure.
- Bazarda satıwun etalmay, qatın burunu salınıb qaytdı.Unable to sell her goods at the market, the woman came back downcast.
- Şırdannı burunu salındı, qaşları tüyüldüle, beti qaraldı.Shyrdan's spirits sank, his brows knitted, his face darkened.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 147