tılpıwun almay tıŋılarğa
/tɯlpɯwun almaj tɯŋɯlarʁa/
Literal translation
to listen without taking one's breath
Intended meaning
To listen with complete, rapt attention, hanging on every word.
- Tılpıwubuznu almay tıŋılaybız biz.We listen without taking a breath.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 464