qan alırğa
/qan alɯrʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to take blood
Intended meaning
To become enraged and take on a fierce, savage temper.
- Janıwar qan alıb, faşist Şuranı üsünde oğarı janın para-çara etdi.The beast, turned savage, tore to pieces the upper half of the fascist who was on top of Shura.
Literal translation
to take blood
Intended meaning
To steel oneself and make up one's mind to undertake something.
- Taŋ jarığanlay, Hasan jol qan aldı.As soon as dawn broke, Hasan set his mind on the road.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 288