onow qolunda bolurğa
/onow qolunda bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for the decision to be in (someone's) hand
Intended meaning
For a person's or a matter's fate to rest entirely with someone else, who has the deciding say over it.
- Ne deseŋ da, bitew Ullu tarnı onowu anı [Murtaznı] qolundadı.Say what you will, the fate of the whole of Ullu Tar is in his [Murtaz's] hands.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 374