közleri qaraŋı keçe bolurğa

/køzleri qaraŋɯ ketʃe bolurʁa/

Literal translation

for one's eyes to become a dark night

To grow sad and downcast; to be overcome with gloom.

Prustop, Semönŋa jigit qarap, junçuturğa murat etdi, alay bolğanlıqğa Semönnu közleri, qaraŋı keçe bolub, prustopha juq tanıtırğa unamadıla.The bailiff stared boldly at Semyon, meaning to unnerve him, but for all that Semyon's eyes went dark as night and refused to let the bailiff read a thing in them.

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