qulaqları örge tururğa

/qulaqlarɯ ørɡe tururʁa/

Literal translation

for one's ears to stand up

To become watchful and uneasy, keenly attentive in anxious expectation of what may come.

Biz, sabiyle ua, örelepbiz, bügün ne jaŋılıq bardı dep, qulaqlarıbız örge turub turadı.And we children are up on our feet, our ears pricked up, wondering what news the day has brought.

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