biri ow, biri şaw
/biri ow, biri ʃaw/
Literal translation
one is ow, the other is shaw
Intended meaning
Said of a group whose every member is as bad as or worse than the next; not one of them is any good.
- Miskin! Şaytan seni da şaşdırdı, joydu. Ne eteyim men sizge?! Birigiz – ow, birigiz – şaw. Şaşhansız barığız da.Wretch! Satan has driven you mad too, has ruined you. What am I to do with you?! One of you is bad, the next is worse. Every one of you has lost your senses.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 136
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 75