bilyamuqğa çöb tüşürmey

/biljamuqʁa tʃøb tyʃyrmej/

Literal translation

without letting a speck fall into the porridge

Intended meaning

So as to leave a thing clean and free of any defect; doing it carefully enough that nothing spoils it.
  • Halqğa aylanıb, nart sözleni jıyğan, jazğan zamanda, esleb, bilyamuqğa çöb tüşürmey jıyarğa kerekdi.When travelling among the people to collect and write down proverbs, one must be attentive and gather them flawlessly, without letting anything spoil them.

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