kölegi bla tuwğan
/køleɡi bla tuwʁan/
Literal translation
born with one's shirt on
Intended meaning
Destined to be fortunate; said of a person whom good fortune has attended from birth.
- Ol nasıplı adamdı. Oruslula aytıwçulay, ol üsünde kölegi bla tuwğandı, – dedi Jurtubay."He is a fortunate man. As the Russians say, he was born with his shirt on," said Zhurtubay.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 263