amerikanı açarğa
/amerikanɯ atʃarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to discover America
Intended meaning
To present something old and already well known as if it were a fresh discovery; said mockingly of someone announcing what everyone already knew.
- Asto, sen aytmasaŋ, bilmey tura edik biz anı! Amerikanı açıb qoyduŋ da sen bizge.– Asto, if you hadn't said it, we'd never have known! You've just discovered America for us.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary