ölmegen ayıwnu terisin üleşgenley
/ølmeɡen ajɯwnu terisin yleʃɡenlej/
Literal translation
as if sharing out the skin of a bear that has not died
Intended meaning
Rushing into something before its time and ending up looking ridiculous.
- Bu mölekdi, mölek! Men nele deyme?! Ölmegen ayıwnu terisin üleşgenley ete turama.He is an angel, an angel! What am I even saying?! Here I am sharing out the skin of a bear that has not died.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 164