qanına tartırğa
/qanɯna tartɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to pull toward one's blood
Intended meaning
Of a descendant: to resemble one's parents and wider family in looks or character.
- Alma tereginden keri ketmez deydile: Hutaynı jaşı tüyülmüdü, atasını qanına tartmay qalırmı?...They say the apple does not fall far from the tree: isn't he Hutay's son — how could he not take after his father?...
Variants
- qanından kelirge (Karachay)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 295