kiştikni otha tarthança
/kiʃtikni otxa tartxantʃa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
as if dragging a cat into the fire
Intended meaning
Refusing to do something and resisting every attempt to make one do it.
- «Men tepsey bilmeyme... tepserik tüyülme... qayrı süyreyse...» – dep, kiştikni otha tarthança, eki ayağın tireb tohtadı."I don't know how to dance... I'm not going to dance... where are you dragging me..." he said, and stopped dead, bracing both legs like a cat being dragged into the fire.
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
as if dragging a cat into the fire
Intended meaning
Doing something only after much coaxing, making a show of what a great thing one is granting.
Variants
- kiştikni otha tarthanlay
- kiştikni otha tarthan kibik
- eşekni buzğa tarthança
- eşekni buzğa tarthanlay
- eşekni buzğa tarthan kibik
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary