suwğa keterge

/suwʁa keterɡe/

Literal translation

to go into the water

Intended meaning

For something to be wasted, lost or spent for nothing.
  • Rostov janına barlıq poezd ketgenli eki sağat boladı dedile. Küydüm, bişdim, bir tolu künüm suwğa ketdi, – dedi.They said it had been two hours since the train for Rostov left. "I burned, I boiled — a whole full day of mine went to waste," they said.

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