on barmağına onowlan qararğa
/on barmaʁɯna onowlan qararʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
ten people look to his ten fingers
Intended meaning
To provide food and sustenance for a large number of people, being the one whose labor they all live on.
- İbrahimni on barmağına onowlan qaraydı, nesin berlikdi?Ten people look to Ibrahim's ten fingers — what does he have left to give?
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary