jan dukkulu çığarğa
/dʒan dukkulu tʃɯʁarʁa/
Literal translation
for the speck of one's soul to come out
Intended meaning
To be so overcome by fear, or by joy, that one comes close to dying; to be frightened or thrilled out of one's wits.
- Asırı qorqğandan, jan dukkulum çıqdı.I was so frightened that the very soul went out of me.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 174