burunumdan qanım kelgen kibikdi
/burunumdan qanɯm kelɡen kibikdi/
Literal translation
it is as if blood came from my nose
Intended meaning
Said of something one finds demeaning, incompatible with one's sense of honour and self-respect.
- Saŋa allay uwaq jumuşçuqlanı etdire, bılay olturub turuw burunumdan qanım kelgen kibikdi.Making you run such petty little errands while I just sit here like this is beneath my dignity.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 147