Karachay

qıl elek ağaç bla eşekni haparınlay

/qɯl elek aʁatʃ bla eʃekni xaparɯnlaj/

Idiom · Proverb or saying

Literal translation

like the story of the hair-sieve frame and the donkey

Intended meaning

To shirk work and let oneself go slack; to behave idly.
  • Jara bolğunçu, eşek bla qıl elek ağaçnı haparınlay, biraz talçıqsam da, endi ua çabar atça bolğanma.Before I got into shape, like the story of the donkey and the hair-sieve frame, I did tire a little, but now I am like a racehorse.

Variants

  • qıl elek ağaç bla eşekni haparınlay bolurğa
  • tınçayğan eşek qıl elek ağaçnı költürmez

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