Karachay

amalnı taqalğa jalğab

/amalnɯ taqalʁa dʒalʁab/

Idiom

Literal translation

splicing the means onto the makeshift

Intended meaning

To get by in poverty, struggling to make ends meet by any means available.
  • Men birin birine jetdirib, quraşdırıb, amalnı taqalğa jalğab jaşarğa küreşgenim bir qawumlanı közlerine qan tamızadı, – dedi Bazarbiy."That I struggle to make one end meet the other, patching things together and scraping by, makes some people's eyes bleed," said Bazarbiy.

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