eki eşigi jabılğan

/eki eʃiɡi dʒabɯlʁan/

Literal translation

whose two doors are shut

Intended meaning

Said of a person who has fallen into great trouble or calamity and is left utterly ruined and without recourse.
  • Ow, men harip, kim tutulğandı? Ah, eki eşigim jabılğan!..Oh, poor me, who has been taken? Ah, my two doors are shut!..
  • Nawruzum! Aq atıŋı adej tartıp kelsele, Sen kirmegen eki eşigim tartılsın!My Nauruz! If they come leading your white horse by the halter, let my two doors, which you did not enter, be shut!

Variants

  • eki eşigi quruğan
  • eki eşigi tartılğan

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