ekige eki edi, birewge bir edi
/ekiɡe eki edi, birewɡe bir edi/
Literal translation
to two he was two, to one he was one
Intended meaning
Said of a brave and upstanding man who could hold his own as an equal against anyone, whatever the odds.
- Baysoltanlanı Alim ekige eki edi, birewge bir edi deydile anı askerçi nögerleri.His fellow soldiers say that Baysoltanlany Alim was a match for two when they were two and for one when he was one.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 514