taş qabarğa
/taʃ qabarʁa/
Literal translation
to bite stone
Intended meaning
To be overcome by boundless grief; to sorrow without measure.
- Ol [Çollay] qalpaq qıyırların közlerine tarthandı. Asırı mudahdan taş qabadı.He [Chollay] pulled the brim of his cap down over his eyes. Out of sheer sadness he is eaten up with grief.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 435