çiy telidi
/tʃij telidi/
Literal translation
(he) is a raw fool
Intended meaning
Said of someone with no sense whatsoever; an out-and-out idiot.
- Saŋa igilik etib aylanŋan men çiy telime.I, who went around doing you good, am an utter fool.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 495