közün kökge açdırmazğa
/køzyn køkɡe atʃdɯrmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to let one open one's eye to the sky
Intended meaning
Of snow, a blizzard, rain and the like: to give someone no chance to do anything, leaving them powerless.
- Teŋiz tabadan jel kötürüle kelib, artı boran boldu. Qar közüŋü kökge açdırmaydı.A wind rose from the direction of the sea, and it ended in a blizzard. The snow gives you no chance to do a thing.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 256