közlerin tuluq eterge

/køzlerin tuluq eterɡe/

Literal translation

to make one's eyes into a leather bag

Intended meaning

To weep so long and hard that one's eyes become puffy and swollen.
  • Kim unutdurur anı [Jabrailni] eki sabiyi, ataların sağınıb, közlerin tuluq etib jilyawçuların?Who could make him forget his two children, who wept for their father until their eyes were swollen?

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