at bashannı jer biledi
/at basxannɯ dʒer biledi/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
the ground knows what the horse has trodden on
Intended meaning
No one understands a person's hardship better than the person who bears it.
- At bashannı jer biledi, awruwuŋu alayım, – dedi Huseyinni anası."Only the ground knows where the horse has trodden — let me take your illness upon myself," said Huseyin's mother.
Variants
- jer bashannı at biledi
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary