köz aldarğa
/køz aldarʁa/
Literal translation
to deceive the eye
Intended meaning
Of something: to appear slender and beautiful, catching and holding the onlooker's eye.
- Sen tanıwçu qaşha baytal taphan tay asırı ariwdan, suratça, köz aldaydı.The foal born to the blaze-faced mare you know is so beautiful that, like a picture, it catches the eye.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 241