qoyununa ot tüşgença bolurğa
/qojununa ot tyʃɡentʃa bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become as if fire had fallen into one's bosom
Intended meaning
To lose all composure and be driven to act at once out of desperation or agitation.
- Eşta-eşta, qoyarıq tüyüldü... esine bir zat tüşse, Bazarbiy qoyununa ot tüşgença boladı da qaladı, – dedi Quşjeter."No, no, he will not let it go... once something comes into his head, Bazarbiy becomes as if fire had fallen into his bosom," said Qushzheter.
Variants
- qoyununa jiltin tüşgença bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 330