biçaqlıq tüşürürge

/bitʃaqlɯq tyʃyryrɡe/

Literal translation

to bring down only enough for a knife

To end up with only a tiny gain from something large or from a great deal of effort.

Uşkoknu çaçıb jıydım da, biçaqlıq tüşürdüm, – degendi ertte birew."I took the rifle apart and put it back together, and all I got out of it was enough for a knife," someone said long ago.

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