jiligi suw bolurğa
/dʒiliɡi suw bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's marrow to turn to water
Intended meaning
To become thin and lose all one's strength, said of a person or an animal.
- Arı atlasaŋ, biy hamhotuŋa uradı, beri atlasaŋ, bayla jegib, jiligiŋi suw etedile.If you step one way, the bey strikes you on the neck; if you step the other, the rich harness you and wear you down to nothing.
Variants
- jiligi suw eterge
- jiligi üzülürge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 200