beçel bolub
/betʃel bolub/
Idiom
Literal translation
having become crippled
Intended meaning
With nothing to show for it; returning with no gain, means, or profit.
- Menden jazıq kim bolur, har kim üyüne mal, arğım eltgen zamanda, men quru qolum bla beçel bolub barama, – dedi Temurqa."Who could be more pitiful than me — when everyone is taking livestock and loads home, I am going empty-handed, with nothing at all," said Temurqa.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 123