itleni suwğa sürürge
/itleni suwʁa syryrɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to drive the dogs to water
Intended meaning
To spend one's time idly, without work and without being of any use.
- Saŋa adam jawur eşegin da ışanırça tüyüldü. İtleni suwğamı süre ediŋ, mallarıŋa qaramay? – dedi Qujon.Nobody could trust you even with a galled donkey. Were you off driving the dogs to water instead of tending your livestock? – said Kuzhon.
- Biz da mında itleni suwğa sürüb aylanmaybız.We are not loafing about here either.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary