jüregi erirge
/dʒyreɡi erirɡe/
Literal translation
one's heart melts
Intended meaning
To be moved to compassion for someone; to feel sorry for someone and be troubled by their need.
- «Tözümsüzden adamnı etin aşaysız!» – dep, Zahretni awuzu qıçırğanlıqğa, jüregi erib, jer bla teŋ boladı.Though Zahret's mouth shouts, "You eat a person's flesh with your impatience!", her heart melts with pity and she is ready to sink into the ground.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 215
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 99