kölü joqdu
/køly dʒoqdu/
Literal translation
his heart is not there
Intended meaning
To feel no wish or inclination to do something; to be unwilling and unenthusiastic about it.
- Hamzat adamla bla bet-qol juwsa da, awuzlansa da, anı bir zatda da kölü joq edi.Though Hamzat washed his face and hands together with the others and ate with them, he had no heart for any of it.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 265