eti-beti keterge
/eti-beti keterɡe/
Literal translation
for one's flesh and face to go
Intended meaning
To look ill and worn out, drained of flesh and colour.
- Alan, ne etiŋ-betiŋ da ketgendi, awruğan işmi etgense? – dep sordum, anı [Qammo] bla salamlaşa."Friend, you have quite wasted away — have you been ill?" I asked, greeting him [Kammo].
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 524