çöpnü çöpge urmazğa
/tʃøpny tʃøpɡe urmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to strike a straw against a straw
Intended meaning
To do no work at all and be of no use for anything.
- İş seni bolsun, men çöpnü çöpge urmağanlı, tuwra eki jıl bola bolur.Let the work be yours — it must be a full two years now since I last struck a straw against a straw.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 494