janın jer bla teŋ eterge
/dʒanɯn dʒer bla teŋ eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make someone's soul level with the ground
Intended meaning
To cause someone deep sorrow; to distress and dishearten a person.
- Alay Çaçiy oqumay qalğanı janıbıznı jer bla teŋ etib turadı.But Chachiy's failure to study keeps grieving us deeply.
- Üyügüzge aman hapar kelsin, meni jüregimi jer bla teŋ etdigiz,— dedi Najabat."May bad news come to your house — you have grieved me to the core," said Nazhabat.
Variants
- kölün jer bla teŋ eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 182
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 78