köz jawların tawusurğa

/køz dʒawlarɯn tawusurʁa/

This expression has 3 meanings.

Literal translation

to use up the fat of one's eyes

To be worn out by waiting far too long for someone.

Jolğa qaray, köz jawların tawushandı, zamansız qart bolğandı.Watching the road, they wore their eyes out with waiting and grew old before their time.
Allıma qaray, köz jawlarığız tawusulğanın sezib turama, – dedi Hasan."I can feel that you have worn your eyes out watching for me," said Hasan.

to use up the fat of one's eyes

To look on a person or thing with longing admiration; to envy or greatly fancy them.

Oram bla enişge tebiresem, ollahiy, ızımdan qaray, qızlanı köz jawları oquna tawusuluwçu edi.When I set off down the street, by God, the girls looking after me would all but wear their eyes out with longing.

to use up the fat of one's eyes

To lose one's sight from weeping a great deal.

Nalmas, uruşda joyulğan jaşlarına jilyay, köz jawların tawushan edi.Nalmas, weeping for the sons lost in the war, had wept their eyes blind.

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