üy da bek, men da bek
/yj da bek, men da bek/
Literal translation
the house too is shut tight, and I too am shut tight
Intended meaning
Said of oneself: to stay indoors and go nowhere at all, keeping to oneself and out of touch with what is happening outside.
- Joqdu hata, igi jaş, bir bek üyge keltirib jerleşdirgense da, üy da – bek, biz da – bek, turabız qısılıb, jarlı üynü kiştikleriça, – dedi Ünüs."No harm done, good lad — you brought me to a sturdy house and settled me in; but the house is shut and we are shut too, we sit huddled like the cats of a poor house," said Yunus.
Variants
- üy da bek, biz da bek
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 529
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 247