eki qolun qoyununa salıb tururğa
/eki qolun qojununa salɯb tururʁa/
Literal translation
to keep both hands tucked in one's bosom
Intended meaning
To live without working, idling and drifting about with nothing to do.
- İşlegen et, eki qoluŋu qoyunuŋa salıb turma da! Tögeregiŋe da bir qara.Do some work, don't just stand there with both your hands tucked in your bosom! Take a look around you, too.
- İsmayıl da, eki qoluna jukka içirgenden erigib, arbazda jumuş izley, türt-mürt ete aylanadı.Ismayıl, too, weary of sitting about with nothing to do, wanders the yard looking for a chore, poking at this and that.
Variants
- eki qolun qoyununa suğub tururğa
- eki qoluna jukka içirirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 512