elge qoyan kirgença
/elɡe qojan kirɡentʃa/
Literal translation
as if a hare had come into the village
Intended meaning
Struck with wonder and abuzz with excitement, the way a crowd reacts to an extraordinary sight.
- Anı [Pavelni] haman esirib jürügenine halq asırı bek üyrenŋenden, oramda ayazıb körsele, elge qoyan kirgença bolub, adamla bir biri qulağına şıbırdaşıb, seyirsine edile.People had grown so used to his [Pavel's] always going about drunk that whenever they saw him sober in the street they marvelled, whispering into one another's ear as though a hare had come into the village.
Variants
- elge qoyan kirgen kibik
- elge qoyan kirgença bolub
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 516
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 239