işni qolğa alırğa

/iʃni qolʁa alɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to take the work into one's hand

Intended meaning

To set about a job at once without postponing it, taking it firmly under one's own direction.
  • …Sen kesiŋe: «Men da adamma!» – deseŋ, Hawle aylanma da, işni qolğa al.…If you say to yourself, "I too am a man!", then stop drifting about idly and take the work in hand.

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