üçayaq it kibik
/ytʃajaq it kibik/
Literal translation
like a three-legged dog
Intended meaning
Said of a person who is constantly moving about and never stays put.
- Kulina, üçayaq it kibik, bir üyden birsine kire, söznü quwa, dawur tuwdura, tiyreni erikdirgendi.Kulina, like a three-legged dog, going from one house to the next, chasing after gossip, stirring up noise, wore the whole neighbourhood out.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 535