türt-mürt eterge
/tyrt-myrt eterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
to do poke-poke
Intended meaning
To be slow in doing something, dragging it out instead of acting promptly.
- Bir-bir adamla türt-mürt etedile, işge igi uzalmaydıla.Some people dawdle; they never set to work properly.
Collocation
Literal translation
to do poke-poke
Intended meaning
To busy oneself with some small task, fussing over it as one works.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary