jüregine jeterge
/dʒyreɡine dʒeterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to reach one's heart
Intended meaning
To affect someone so deeply that they are on the verge of weeping.
- İgi kesek zamannı adamla tıŋılaşıb turdula. Adamnı jüregine jetgen hapar aytılsa, alay boluwçudu.For quite a while the people sat in silence. That is how it goes when a story is told that cuts someone to the heart.
Literal translation
to reach one's heart
Intended meaning
To be quick to take offense at what is said or done.
- Bu bir jazıq zatdı, ne da jüregine jetib qaladı, laqırda etilgenni bilmeydi.He is a poor sort; he takes offense at anything and cannot tell when a joke is being made.
Variants
- jüregine çabarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 217