gepperleri tüşerge
/ɡepperleri tyʃerɡe/
Literal translation
for one's wattles to drop
Intended meaning
To lose heart over something and become downcast or dejected.
- Haparla elden elge jayıladıla. Bayla anı bildirmezge, jarıq söleşirge küreşsele da, suwğa tüşgen tawuqlaça, gepperleri tüşgen edile.The news spread from village to village. Though the rich men tried to hide it and to talk cheerfully, they were crestfallen, like hens that had fallen into water.
- Qarındaşçıqla mudah bolub, lipperleri salındıla.The little brothers grew sad, and their spirits sank.
Variants
- lipperleri tüşerge
- gepperleri salınırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 151