qurmanlıq kerekli qalırğa

/qurmanlɯq kerekli qalɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to be left needing a sacrifice

Intended meaning

To come through a great misfortune or a near-fatal mishap unharmed.
  • Sora ajaldan qalğandı da, ollahiy, qurmanlıq kerekli qalğandı.So he was spared death — by God, he had a narrow escape.

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