eşekge qoşaq dep
/eʃekɡe qoʃaq dep/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
saying 'an add-on to the donkey'
Intended meaning
Said mockingly of a person who attaches himself to others without being asked or wanted.
- Uşhuwurçu Şamğun ne ete edi, eşekge qoşaq dep?And what was Shamgun the supper-hanger-on doing there, tagging along uninvited?
Literal translation
saying 'an add-on to the donkey'
Intended meaning
For something superfluous to be piled on top of what is already there.
- Kerti da, eşekge qoşaq degenley, bezgegim da qoşula bolurmu?Truly, as they say about an add-on to the donkey, is my fever coming on top of it all as well?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 526