aş da, suw da berme
/aʃ da, suw da berme/
Literal translation
give neither food nor water
Intended meaning
Said of someone so devoted to a favourite pursuit that they will keep at it to the neglect of everything else.
- Aŋa, janıwarlağa, qanatlılağa, qurtlağa, qumurshalağa qaramağa qoy ansı, aş da, suw da berme.Just let him look after the animals, the birds, the worms and the ants — he needs neither food nor water.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 78