jol köl alırğa
/dʒol køl alɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to take road-spirit
Intended meaning
To make up one's mind to set out on a journey; to decide to become a traveller.
- Bu vagonnu ömürde adamğa janı awruğan bolmaz, – terk oquna jol köl aldı.This carriage will never take pity on anyone — he made up his mind to set out at once.
- Alaydı, qarındaşçıqlarım, – dep, jaş jol köllü boldu."That is how it is, my brothers," he said, and the young man resolved to set out.
Variants
- jol qan alırğa
- jol köllü bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 203