barmaq basar jeri bolmazğa
/barmaq basar dʒeri bolmazʁa/
Literal translation
to have no place for a finger to press
Intended meaning
To be so crowded or fully covered that not the smallest empty space is left.
- Arbaz da, üynü içi da adamdan tolub, barmaq basar jer qalmağandı.The yard and the inside of the house were so full of people that there was no room left for a finger.
- Men vokzalğa kelgenimde, jibimegen barmaq basar jerim joq edi.By the time I reached the station, there was not a finger's worth of me left dry.
Variants
- barmaq basar jeri qalmazğa
- barmaq kirir jeri bolmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 91