appiy bilgen – tıbına
/appij bilɡen – tɯbɯna/
Literal translation
what Appiy knows – a cord
Intended meaning
Said of someone who has learned only a single thing and has no aptitude for anything else.
- «Appiy bilgen – tıbına» degenley, küregiŋ qoluŋdan tüşmegenley barasa.As they say, "all Appiy knows is his cord" — you go about with the shovel never leaving your hand.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 47