hurjunu juqa bolurğa
/xurdʒunu dʒuqa bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's purse to become thin
Intended meaning
To become poor; to be left without money.
- Aşay-içe barğanıŋ qadar, köz köre, hurjunuŋ juqa bola baradı.The more you eat and drink, the thinner your purse grows before your very eyes.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 488