güttü üsüne qalaç
/ɡytty ysyne qalatʃ/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
a kalach (white loaf) on top of a güttü (flat pie)
Intended meaning
Said when one misfortune arrives on top of another, so that a fresh burden is added to a hardship already being borne.
- Güttü üsüne qalaç dep, üy biyçesi da televizorğa qadalğandı.Trouble upon trouble — the lady of the house, for her part, was glued to the television.
- Güttü üsüne qalaç dep, jarsıwlarımı sırtına da ol qorquwluq qalanŋanına, honşuma aşıqdım.Trouble upon trouble — since that danger had been heaped onto the back of my worries as well, I hurried to my neighbor.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary