süek sawlu bolurğa

/syek sawlu bolurʁa/

Literal translation

to be sound of bone

To be in good health; to be physically sound and able-bodied.

Da ne eterikse, – dedi kim ese da, – tuwdu ese, jaşay tursun. Ol da bir juqğa jarar. Süek sawlu bolsa, çalğıçı eterbiz, közden jütü bolsa, marawçu bolur, kölü jaratsa, doktorğa oquturbuz."Well, what can you do," said someone, "if it has been born, let it live. It will be good for something too. If it is sound of bone, we will make it a mower; if it is sharp of eye, it will be a hunter; if its heart takes to it, we will have it study to be a doctor."

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