jan dıgalas eterge
/dʒan dɯɡalas eterɡe/
Literal translation
for the soul to make a scramble
Intended meaning
To be reduced to helplessness, left without any way out and with one's life in danger.
- Sever Kavkazda ua Taw artı front faşistlege çabıwulnu başlağandı. Duşman jer tırnaqlaydı, jan dıgalasha qalğandı.In the North Caucasus the Transcaucasian Front has begun its offensive against the fascists. The enemy claws at the earth, left struggling for its life.
Variants
- jan dıgalasha qalırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 174