ayıwnu köre turğanlay, ızın ızlarğa
/ajɯwnu køre turʁanlaj, ɯzɯn ɯzlarʁa/
Literal translation
to track its prints while the bear is in full view
Intended meaning
Mocking phrase for someone's obtuseness: searching roundabout for what is already in plain sight.
- Ertte birle: «Ayıwnu köre turğanlay, ızın ızlay edile», – degençadı işibiz, – dedi Sarbiy."Our business is like the old saying: 'They were tracking the bear's prints while the bear stood in plain sight,'" said Sarbiy.
Variants
- ayıwnu kesin köre turğanlay, ızın ızlarğa
- ayıwnu köre turğanlay, ızın izlerge
- ayıwnu köre turğanlay, ızın ızlağanlay
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 28