eki jan süekge qol salıb
/eki dʒan syekɡe qol salɯb/
Literal translation
having put one's hands on both side bones (hips)
Intended meaning
To spend one's time with no work and nothing to do; to loaf and idle.
- Busağatda taw ellede eki jan süekge qol salıb aylanŋanla aslamdıla iş taphanladan.Nowadays in the mountain villages those who go about idle are more numerous than those who have found work.
Variants
- eki jan süekge qol salıb aylanırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 510