eki tirmeniŋ bla gugukga qalay aldatdıŋ
/eki tirmeniŋ bla ɡuɡukɡa qalaj aldatdɯŋ/
Literal translation
with two mills of your own, how did you let the cuckoo fool you?
Intended meaning
Said in reproach to someone who fails to use the means, help or advantage already at their disposal.
- Eki tirmeniŋ bla gugukga kesiŋi aldatdıŋ degenley, beş jaşıŋ üyüŋde turğanlay, ilipin ariwlarğa kesiŋ qalay kelese?As the saying goes, "with two mills of your own you let the cuckoo fool you" — with five sons of yours at home, how is it that you come to clean the mill flume yourself?
Variants
- eki tirmeniŋ bla kukuga qalay aldatdıŋ
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 513
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 245