awar taşha tayanma
/awar taʃxa tajanma/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
do not lean on a stone that will topple
Intended meaning
Do not attach yourself to or depend on an unreliable person.
- Ulluğa, gitçege da ariw körün, awar taşha ua tayanma."Show yourself well to great and small alike, but do not lean on a stone that will topple."
Literal translation
do not lean on a stone that will topple
Intended meaning
Do not pursue or undertake a task that cannot succeed.
- Alanı aythanlarına qulaq salmağız. Awar taşha tayanmağız.Pay no attention to what they say. Do not lean on a stone that will topple.
Variants
- awar hunağa tayanma
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 62