közlerin açarğa
/køzlerin atʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to open one's eyes
Intended meaning
To gain a wider outlook on the world, learn a great deal, and become educated or enlightened.
- Alay bla eki jıl ozdu. Mazan Fedornu hayırından ağaç ustası boldu, Andreyni hayırından a, közlerin açıb, jaşawğa tolu qaradı.Two years passed that way. Thanks to Fyodor, Mazan became a carpenter, and thanks to Andrey he opened his eyes and looked at life in full.
- Musliyman bilim, bügün aŋa qalay qarasala da, ol zamandağı adamlanı ullu duniyağa közlerin açhandı.Whatever view people take of it today, Muslim learning opened the eyes of the people of that time to the wider world.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 251