köz qaraŋı eterge
/køz qaraŋɯ eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make the eye dark
Intended meaning
To set about something headlong and stick at it until it is finished, without hesitating or dwelling on it.
- Köz qaraŋı etib, qareldi taba sekirdim.Throwing myself into it, I leapt toward the dark shape.
- Ah, men harip, bılağa uşaş birleni közleri qaraŋı etib, qıznı süyreybiz dep, anasın süyrep ketgendile deydile.Oh, poor me — they say that some people like these, going at it headlong, thought they were carrying off the girl and dragged her mother away instead.
Variants
- köz awana eterge (Balkar)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 247
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 121
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 131