janı qolundadı
/dʒanɯ qolundadɯ/
Literal translation
his life is in (someone's) hand
Intended meaning
Someone's fate and life rest entirely on another person's will and authority.
- Bekbolatnı janı şöndü anı qolundadı.Bekbolat's life is now in his hands.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 179