ayağı-qolu qımıldağan
/ajaʁɯ-qolu qɯmɯldaʁan/
Literal translation
whose feet and hands move
Intended meaning
Said of someone who is fit and energetic enough to work and provide for themselves; capable and resourceful.
- Ayağı-qolu qımıldağan adam bir zamanda da aç bolmağandı.A person whose feet and hands move has never gone hungry.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 80