jüregi qabından çığarğa
/dʒyreɡi qabɯndan tʃɯʁarʁa/
Literal translation
for one's heart to come out of its sac
Intended meaning
To be gripped by such fear that one is on the point of dying of it.
- Har quru da hurmet tögüwçü jarıq közleri juqlanırğa azdan qalıb, az-buz jıltıray turğanların eslep, jüregi qabından çığarğa jetdi.Noticing that those bright eyes, which had always poured out warmth, had all but closed and were barely flickering, he was nearly frightened to death.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 212
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 108