oqdan köz jummağan
/oqdan køz dʒummaʁan/
Literal translation
who has not shut an eye at a bullet
Intended meaning
Extremely brave and valiant; not flinching in the face of deadly danger.
- Patçahnı jaşı ua jigit, oqdan közün jummağan bir.The king's son, though, was a hero, one who never flinched from a bullet.
- Antlı nögerle bolub, törtüsü da birça, oqdan köz jummağan tört jigit atlı, jorta-çaba barıb, bir elge jetedile.Having sworn themselves companions, all four alike, four valiant horsemen who never flinched from a bullet, riding at a trot and a gallop, reach a village.
Variants
- oqdan közün jummağan
- oqdan köz qaqmağan
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 370