qan-qıranŋa qalırğa
/qan-qɯranŋa qalɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to be left to blood and carnage
Intended meaning
To end up in a hopeless situation with no way out; to be reduced to desperation.
- Bıllay bir nek küreşese, ne qan-qıranŋa qalğansa?Why do you struggle so hard — what desperate straits have you been left in?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 290