jılqıçı quruq kibik
/dʒɯlqɯtʃɯ quruq kibik/
Idiom
Literal translation
like a horse-herder's pole
Intended meaning
Said of a person who is extremely tall and lanky.
- Bu da kimge küledi, jılqıçı quruq kibik?! – dep, qaraçaylı jaşnı mashara etdile."And who is this one laughing at, tall as a horse-herder's pole?!" they said, teasing the Karachay lad.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary