butaqlı ağaç kibik
/butaqlɯ aʁatʃ kibik/
Literal translation
like a branchy tree
Intended meaning
Said of a difficult, cantankerous person who does not get along with others.
- Bir-bir işçi kollektivlede, butaqlı ağaç kibik, tersboyunla tübeydile.In some work collectives one comes across contrary people, like a branchy tree.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 150
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 80