jilyan urğança
/dʒiljan urʁantʃa/
Literal translation
as if a snake had struck
Intended meaning
To do something with great speed and haste, springing into action at once.
- Ne zat?! Süe bolurmu deyse?! – dep, Sapiyat, jilyan urğança, sekirib töşekden qopdu."What?! Do you think they want to?!" — saying this, Sapiyat sprang up out of bed as if a snake had struck her.
Variants
- jilyan urğança eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 201