tuzğa tüşgen qurt kibik
/tuzʁa tyʃɡen qurt kibik/
Idiom
Literal translation
like a worm fallen into salt
Intended meaning
Helpless and in agony, caught in a situation with no way out.
- Efendi ua Biybertni kelirin, tuzğa tüşgen qurtça, adırgı etib saqlaydı.The efendi, meanwhile, waits fretfully for Biybert to come, like a worm dropped into salt.
Variants
- tuzğa tüşgen qurtça
- tuzğa tüşgen qurtlay
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary