Allah berdi bişgen aş
/allax berdi biʃɡen aʃ/
Literal translation
God gave, cooked food
Intended meaning
Wealth or a gain that comes one's way without being sought or expected; a windfall.
- Tawbatır tükende kesine kostüm ala turğanlay, Şomu, körüb: «Allah berdi bişgen aş!» – dep quwanıb, kostümnu «juwub» qoyayıq dep qadaldı.Just as Taubatyr was buying himself a suit in the shop, Shomu caught sight of him and, delighted, cried "A gift from heaven!", insisting they "wash down" the new suit.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 34