jalındı, otdu
/dʒalɯndɯ, otdu/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
he is flame, he is fire
Intended meaning
Said of someone who is expert at their work and throws themselves into it with great energy.
- Juwabı joq, sözü joq. İşge jalındı, otdu.No back talk from him, not a word. At work he is flame and fire.
Literal translation
he is flame, he is fire
Intended meaning
Said of someone who is gravely ill and running a high temperature.
- Ol adam, öpkesine suwuq kirib awruydu deydile, jalındı, otdu.That man is ill with a chill settled in his lungs, they say; he is burning up.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 172