közleri tolurğa
/køzleri tolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's eyes to fill
Intended meaning
To be on the verge of crying, with tears welling up from emotion or grief.
- Ol zamanda adam uluğa kelgen qıyınlıqnı körüb, közleri toldula [teyrini].Seeing then the suffering that had come upon humankind, [Teyri's] eyes filled with tears.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 251