qolu qururğa
/qolu qururʁa/
Literal translation
for one's hand to dry up
Intended meaning
To come to the end of one's life.
- Jazıqnı qolları qurudu, işi bitdi, endi aŋa neden da ne tüşsün?The poor soul's hands have withered, their work is done — what could befall them now from any quarter?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 324