altı ayaqlı bolsa da
/altɯ ajaqlɯ bolsa da/
Idiom
Literal translation
even if he had six legs
Intended meaning
However fiercely someone insists, objects, or exerts themselves, it will make no difference — the thing will not happen.
- «Atam, anam da altı ayaqlı bolsala da, süygenimden qallıq tüyülme», – dep turadı qız."Even if my father and my mother dig in with all their might, I will not give up the one I love," the girl keeps saying.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary