eki ayağı jer tutmay

/eki ajaʁɯ dʒer tutmaj/

Literal translation

both feet not touching the ground

To hurry; to move or run as fast as one possibly can.

Hamit, üyge kirib, öretin anasın bir körüb çığarı kelse da, işine asırı aşıqğandan, eki ayağı jer tutmay, maşina saqlarğa gürbejini qatına çıqdı.Though Hamit wanted to step into the house and take one look at his mother standing there, he was in such a hurry to get to work that he dashed off at full speed to the smithy to wait for the car.

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