tişge sallıq
/tiʃɡe sallɯq/
Idiom
Literal translation
(something) to put in the tooth
Intended meaning
Anything edible; food, provisions, something to eat.
- Qatın, adam tişine sallıq neŋ bardı? Küygen üyça, bılay dıŋırdab qalırğa qalay boladı? – dedi Bazarbiy."Woman, what have you got that a person could eat? How can we go on sitting here hollow as a burnt-out house?" said Bazarbiy.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary