Karachay

suwğa balta bla çabarğa

/suwʁa balta bla tʃabarʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to rush at the water with an axe

Intended meaning

To pour effort into something that cannot possibly succeed.
  • Nek tıŋılaysa, Qonaliy? Artda ullu suwğa balta alıb çabalmazsa! – dedi Deboş.Why do you keep silent, Konaliy? Afterward you won't be able to go at the great river with an axe! – said Debosh.

Variants

  • ullu suwğa balta bla alıb çabarğa

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