baltası taşha tierge

/baltasɯ taʃxa tierɡe/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Idiom

Literal translation

for one's axe to strike a stone

For someone's affair or plan to fall through, come to nothing, or run into an obstacle.

«Zakon», «çaqırıw» degen sözle sağınılğanlay, Tawjan, baltası taşha tiygença bolub, dıgalasdan tögeregine qaraydı.The moment the words "law" and "summons" were mentioned, Taujan, as if his axe had struck a stone, looked around in panic.
Mında beş-altı çanka üyür qaladı dep, halqdan ayırılmayıq, alanı baltaları taşha tiygendi."Let us not cut ourselves off from the people over five or six noble households staying behind — their axe has already struck a stone."

Idiom

for one's axe to strike a stone

For someone to become downcast and distressed.

Muhammatnı nek ese da baltası taşha tiyib edi.For some reason Muhammat's axe had struck a stone.

Show sources

Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary