eki butun at etib

/eki butun at etib/

Literal translation

making one's two legs a horse

Travelling on foot, with effort and hardship, having no mount or transport.

Tamata qarındaşımı buyruğun tolturmay amal ne edi! Eki butumu at etib, elge atlandım.There was no way not to carry out my elder brother's order! Making my two legs my horse, I set off for the village.
Bulğay-bulğay qalam tuthan qolumu, Qıçırıw qamiçini boşlamayın, Eki butumu at etib quwuldum…Waving and waving my pen-holding hand, never letting go of the shouted whip, I hurried on, making my two legs my horse…

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