Karachay

çibin uçhan eşitilirge

/tʃibin utʃxan eʃitilirɡe/

Idiom

Literal translation

for a fly's flying to be heard

Intended meaning

To become completely quiet, so that not the faintest sound can be heard.
  • Jalan da jer üyde kombat bla anı svyaznoyu Andrey bolğanı sebepli, asırı şoşdan, çibin uçsa da eşitillik edi.Since only the battalion commander and his liaison Andrey were in the dugout, it was so quiet you could have heard a fly go by.

Variants

  • çibin uçhan tawuş eşitilirge

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