közleri kökge aralırğa
/køzleri køkɡe aralɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's eyes to fix on the sky
Intended meaning
To enter the final moments of life; to start dying.
- Alğa öşün urub barğandan a ne qıymat, kesiŋden ozğurğa joluğub qalsaŋ, qılıçıŋı qızarthınçı, közleriŋ kökge aralırla.What good is charging forward chest-first if you run into someone stronger than yourself — before you can even redden your sword, your eyes will be fixed on the sky.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 250