çibin çegisi eterge
/tʃibin tʃeɡisi eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make it a fly's thread
Intended meaning
To spin wool or cotton extremely fine and thin.
- Aminat jibek jünnü çibin çegisi etedi.Aminat spins the silky wool as fine as a fly's thread.
- Zuleyha jünnü bek ariw iyiredi, asırı çibin çegisi etedi ansı.Zuleikha spins wool very beautifully — she spins it so very fine.
Variants
- çibin çegisi iyirirge
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary