qurt-qumursha kibik
/qurt-qumursxa kibik/
Idiom
Literal translation
like worms and ants
Intended meaning
In immense numbers, too many to count and with no room left to hold them all.
- Qurt-qumursha kibik, alay sıyınŋısız edile ol tar maydanda bazar etgen adamla.The people trading in that narrow square were as countless as swarming insects, with no room left for them.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary