köseni şayıça
/køseni ʃajɯtʃa/
Idiom
Literal translation
like Köse's coin
Intended meaning
Said of a debt that will never be paid back, or of a borrower there is no getting the money out of.
- Köseni şayıça, bir qıyın boladı bergeniŋi artha alğan.Like Köse's coin — getting back what you have given is a hard business indeed.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary