quru jurtha qarathan

/quru dʒurtxa qaratxan/

Literal translation

who made (someone) look at a bare homestead

Said of a person who has destroyed or plundered another's household goods and livestock, leaving the owner with nothing.

Uğay, starşina! – dedi Bayqasım. – Bu murdarlağa sen jazıqsınma. Bıladıla meni malımı tawushanla! Bıladıla meni quru jurtha qarathanla!"No, starshina!" said Baykasym. "Don't go feeling sorry for these villains. They are the ones who finished off my livestock! They are the ones who left me with nothing but a bare homestead!"

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