sırtı bla qaytırğa

/sɯrtɯ bla qajtɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to come back on one's back

Intended meaning

To meet a bad end; to die badly or violently instead of coming home alive.
  • Gitler jaŋıladı, bizge ayaqları bla kelgen bizden sırtı bla qoraydı, – dep, Musa, mıyıqların bura, örge qopdu."Hitler is wrong: whoever came to us on their feet will leave us on their back," said Musa, twirling their moustache, and rose to their feet.
  • Ayağı bla ketgen kelir, sırtı bla ketgen qaytmaz.The one who went off on their feet will come back; the one who went off on their back will not return.

Variants

  • sırtı bla qorarğa
  • sırtı bla keterge

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