boyunum qıldan iniçkedi
/bojunum qɯldan initʃkedi/
Literal translation
my neck is thinner than a hair
Intended meaning
Said to express complete compliance: the speaker has no objection to what another has said and will do whatever is asked.
- Boyunum qıldan iniçkedi. Sen aytdıŋ – men etdim.I cannot refuse. You said it — and I did it.
- E-e-e, Sohta, janım, bılayda ua ekibiz kelişmezge tebiredik. Andan başha ne deseŋ da – boyunum qıldan iniçkedi.Eh, Sohta, my dear, here the two of us are about to fall out. Anything else you ask — I cannot refuse.
Variants
- boyunum tartmadan iniçkedi
- boyunum şıntagıdan iniçkedi
- boyunum qıldan iniçgedi (karachay)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 142