tört ayaqlı hayıwanı bolmazğa
/tørt ajaqlɯ xajɯwanɯ bolmazʁa/
Collocation
Literal translation
to have no four-legged animal
Intended meaning
To possess no livestock whatsoever and so live in poverty.
- Jarlığa baylıq jaraşmaz dep, andan sora tört ayaqlı hayıwanım joq edi.As they say, wealth does not suit a poor man; apart from that, I had not a single four-legged animal.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary