çibin uçhan eşitilirge
/tʃibin utʃxan eʃitilirɡe/
Literal translation
for a fly's flying to be heard
Intended meaning
To become completely quiet, so that not the faintest sound can be heard.
- Jalan da jer üyde kombat bla anı svyaznoyu Andrey bolğanı sebepli, asırı şoşdan, çibin uçsa da eşitillik edi.Since only the battalion commander and his liaison Andrey were in the dugout, it was so quiet you could have heard a fly go by.
Variants
- çibin uçhan tawuş eşitilirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 494
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 226