buzow orun işlemey eseŋ
/buzow orun iʃlemej eseŋ/
Literal translation
if you are not building a calf stall
Intended meaning
Said reproachfully to someone who has taken far longer than expected to come back or to get something done.
- Ne işleyse andan beri, buzow orun işlemey eseŋ?What have you been doing all this time — unless you've been building a calf stall?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 145
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 78