jilyan emgen maqaça
/dʒiljan emɡen maqatʃa/
Literal translation
like a frog a snake has sucked dry
Intended meaning
Thin and physically drained; wasted away and lacking strength.
- Açıwdan küe-küe, jüregi erib, jilyan emgen maqaça bolğandı jarlı Husey.Burning with grief, his heart melting away, poor Husey had become like a frog sucked dry by a snake.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 201