qolunda bolurğa
/qolunda bolurʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to be in one's hand
Intended meaning
To possess wealth; to be well off.
- Qolunda bolğan kesin başhaladan biyikde tutarğa küreşedi.Someone who is well off tries to hold themselves above everyone else.
Literal translation
to be in someone's hand
Intended meaning
To be subject to another person's will and authority.
- Sabanla bla çallıqlanı ahşısı oğursuzluğu, qızğançlığı bla belgili Batırbiy degen biyni qolunda bolğandıla.The best of the ploughlands and the hayfields were in the hands of a prince called Batyrbiy, known for his cruelty and his greed.
- Alay, şöndü onownu sabı qollarında bolmağanlağa çurum tapdırmazğa kerekdi.Still, one must give no cause for blame to those who today do not hold the handle of power in their hands.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 326