közüne juqu kirmezge
/køzyne dʒuqu kirmezɡe/
Literal translation
for sleep not to enter one's eye
Intended meaning
To be completely unable to sleep, usually because of worry, grief, or anxious thoughts.
- Şimanovnu içine aş barmay, közüne juqu kirmey tohtadı.Shimanov could no longer get food down, and sleep stopped coming to his eyes.
- Haw, asırı tansıqdan, közügüzge juqu kirmey turğandı dep, men da eşitgenem, – dedi Aminat."Yes, I heard too that out of sheer longing you could not sleep a wink," said Aminat.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 258