köz suwların tögerge

/køz suwlarɯn tøɡerɡe/

Literal translation

to pour out one's eye-waters

Intended meaning

To cry out of grief or distress.
  • Jaşçığı, aç bolub, közüne qarasa, jüregi taqır bolub, köp zamannı köz suwların tökgendi.When his little boy, hungry, looked up into his eyes, his heart grew heavy and he wept for a long time.

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