sabandan qaythan ögüznü müyüzünde çibinça
/sabandan qajtxan øɡyzny myjyzynde tʃibintʃa/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
like the fly on the horn of the ox coming back from the plowing
Intended meaning
Said of someone who does none of the work yet counts themselves among the workers and claims a share of the credit.
- Sabandan qaythan ögüznü müyüzüne qonub kelgen çibin: «Sabandan kelebiz», – degendi.The fly that came perched on the horn of the ox returning from the plowing said: “We are coming back from the plowing.”
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 384