eki kirpigi birge jetmezge
/eki kirpiɡi birɡe dʒetmezɡe/
Literal translation
for one's two eyelashes not to come together
Intended meaning
To get no sleep or rest whatsoever, staying awake through the night.
- Sapiyatha bügeçeden uzun keçe körünmegendi. Eki kirpigi bir birine jetmegenley, bosağa bla orunduqnu arasında taŋın atdırdı.To Sapiyat no night had ever seemed longer than that one. Without her two eyelashes once meeting, she saw the dawn come between the threshold and the bed.
Variants
- eki kirpigi birge qısmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 512