hıkkilerin ağızırğa
/xɯkkilerin aʁɯzɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to let one's snivels run (or wring them out)
Intended meaning
To weep or whine feebly, often in a way meant to draw pity rather than to act.
- Bılayda hıkkileriŋi ağıza turmay, barıb sorsaŋ a!Instead of standing here snivelling, why don't you go and ask!
- Adamlanı janların awrutur üçün, Leylya hıkkilerin ağızıwçudu.To wring people's hearts, Leyla is in the habit of snivelling.
Variants
- hıkkilerin sığarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 488
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 221
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 236