qadarı qolunda bolurğa
/qadarɯ qolunda bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's fate to be in (someone's) hand
Intended meaning
To have one's life and affairs subject to another person's will or decision.
- Hasan, janımı qıyırı, oynap-oynap aytsaŋ da, meni qadarım seni qoluŋdadı, – dedi Magomet."Hasan, my dearest, even if you say it in jest, my fate is in your hands," said Magomet.
Variants
- qadarı birewnü qolunda bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 284