borçha berlik kibik
/bortʃxa berlik kibik/
Literal translation
as if giving it to settle a debt
Intended meaning
Said in jest of a vessel filled right to its edge, or of something poured out far beyond the proper measure.
- Borçha bergenley, ne köp quyğansa munu, – dey, Sufiyan, çömüçnü eki qolu bla da tutub, awuzuna eltdi."You've poured him an awful lot, as if you were paying off a debt," said Sufiyan, and taking the ladle in both hands, raised it to his mouth.
Variants
- borçha bergenley
- borçha bergença
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 141