ölürge zamanım da joqdu
/ølyrɡe zamanɯm da dʒoqdu/
Literal translation
I do not even have time to die
Intended meaning
Said when complaining of being so busy that one has not a spare moment for anything.
- Asırı işim köpden, ölürge zamanım da joqdu, – degendi appa."My work is so overwhelming that I don't even have time to die," said grandfather.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 165