sawlay qabırğa kirirge
/sawlaj qabɯrʁa kirirɡe/
Literal translation
to enter the grave alive
Intended meaning
To live in constant torment and unhappiness; to fall into great misery.
- Sapiyatnı, harip, qayğısı joq edi erge barırğa, endi ua sawlay qabırğa kirgendi.Poor Sapiyat had no wish to marry, and now she has entered the grave alive.
Variants
- sawlay jerge kirirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 394
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 176