qanatın qırqırğa
/qanatɯn qɯrqɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to cut someone's wings
Intended meaning
To block someone's path and dash their hopes, leaving them unable to act or advance.
- Haw, tişirıw nasıplı edi. Alay ol nasıpnı qanatların qırqdıla.Yes, the woman was happy. But they clipped that happiness's wings.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 292