bir qulağından kirib, birsi qulağından çığarğa
/bir qulaʁɯndan kirib, birsi qulaʁɯndan tʃɯʁarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to enter by one ear and go out by the other
Intended meaning
To pay no attention to what someone says; to let another person's words pass without taking them in.
- «Bir Allah, men sözümü qorata turğanlıqğa, munu bir qulağından kirib, birsi qulağı bla çığıb kete köreme», – dep keldi Fatimatnı kölüne."Dear God, though I keep wasting my words, I see that with him they go in one ear and out the other," came into Fatimat's mind.
Literal translation
to enter by one ear and go out by the other
Intended meaning
To fail to do what one has been told; to disregard another person's request or instruction.
- Maljeyge qarap, Aslan tırman eterek söleşdi. Alay anı sözü Maljeyni bir qulağına kirse da, birsi qulağından çığıb ketdi.Looking at Malzhey, Aslan spoke rather reproachfully. But his words went in one of Malzhey's ears and straight out the other.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 133