biçaqlıq tüşürürge
/bitʃaqlɯq tyʃyryrɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to bring down only enough for a knife
Intended meaning
To end up with only a tiny gain from something large or from a great deal of effort.
- Uşkoknu çaçıb jıydım da, biçaqlıq tüşürdüm, – degendi ertte birew."I took the rifle apart and put it back together, and all I got out of it was enough for a knife," someone said long ago.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary