borbaylı adam
/borbajlɯ adam/
Literal translation
a person having hamstrings
Intended meaning
Someone rich and physically powerful; a person of means and force.
- Üynü iesi ne zamanda da borbaylı adam edi.The master of the house was always a well-off and powerful man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 140