közlerin ot çaqdırırğa
/køzlerin ot tʃaqdɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for fire to be struck from one's eyes
Intended meaning
To be dazzled or stunned so that everything swims and blurs before one's eyes, from a blow, pain or a shock.
- Eljoruqa ulunu, menden ayırıla turub, aythan sözleri, közlerimi ot çaqdıra, qarıwum tawusulub, çögeledim.The words Eljoruqa's son spoke as he was parting from me made sparks fly before my eyes; my strength gave out and I sank down.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 251