küz soqur çibin qaphança bolurğa
/kyz soqur tʃibin qapxantʃa bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be as if an autumn gadfly had bitten one
Intended meaning
To give a sudden violent start, as though jolted by a sharp pang of pain.
- Badımatnı qulağına: «Atamı qoyub qaytma!» – degen tawuwşu kelib, jüregi jeŋil-jeŋil urub, küz soqur çibin qaphança, sekirib örge turdu.The words «Don't come back and leave my father!» rang in Badymat's ears, and with their heart beating fast and light, they sprang to their feet as if an autumn gadfly had bitten them.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 276