arı abınsa, beri sürüne
/arɯ abɯnsa, beri syryne/
Literal translation
stumbling that way, tripping this way
Intended meaning
To live a hard life, getting by amid constant trouble and misfortune.
- Da ne eteyik, arı abınsaq, beri sürüne turabız. Ol Qıyamıt degen jelmawuz bizniça oŋsuzlağa tişlerin qadağandı, – dedi Jantemir."Well, what can we do, we stumble one way and trip the other. That dragon of a Qiyamit has sunk his teeth into helpless folk like us," said Zhantemir.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 54