awuzumda suwum quruğunçu
/awuzumda suwum quruʁuntʃu/
Literal translation
until the water in my mouth dries up
Intended meaning
To repeat something over and over, to the point of exhaustion, in trying to get it across.
- Men saŋa biz birgebizge ahça jürütmeybiz dep, awuzumda suwum quruğunçu nença kere aythanma?!– How many times have I told you, until I was blue in the face, that we don't handle money between us?!
Variants
- awuzumda suwum quruğunçu aytırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 68