qolu jetmezge
/qolu dʒetmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
one's hand does not reach (something)
Intended meaning
To fail to find the time or opportunity to do something.
- Qolu jetmey turğandı ansı, Fazika anı könçegin jamab, ertte oquna atasına ierik edi.She simply had not got around to it — otherwise Fazika would have patched his trousers and sent them to his father long ago.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary