közüne qararğa

/køzyne qararʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to look into someone's eye

To be dependent on another person and have to beg or rely on them for what one needs.

Şöndü oquna, bar da sor, kimni közüne qarap tura bolurla.Go and ask right now whose eyes they must be looking into.

to look into someone's eye

To feel shame or embarrassment before someone, so much that one cannot meet their gaze.

Meni Dalhatım meni tilegen keziwde allay omaq sözleni aythannı qoy, közüme oquna qarayalmawçu edi.My Dalkhat, when he was courting me, far from saying such fancy words, could not even look me in the eye.

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