awuzuna çibinle qozlarğa
/awuzuna tʃibinle qozlarʁa/
Literal translation
for flies to lay eggs in one's mouth
Intended meaning
To live in poverty, lacking enough food and drink.
- Biz a awuzubuzğa çibin qozlay turabız, – dedi Tawsoltannı anası."And here we sit with flies laying eggs in our mouths," said Tausoltan's mother.
- Da bizdegi alay etib, jaŋız gıljabıznı boyunun tartdı da, endi awuzubuzğa qışlıq qozlay turadı, – dedi Burunsuz."Well, ours did the same, slaughtered our only donkey, and now the winter store is laying eggs in our mouths," said Burunsuz.
Variants
- awuzuna qışlıq qozlarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 71