güttü üsüne qalaç
/ɡytty ysyne qalatʃ/
Literal translation
a kalach (white loaf) on top of a güttü (flat pie)
Intended meaning
Said when one misfortune arrives on top of another, so that a fresh burden is added to a hardship already being borne.
- Güttü üsüne qalaç dep, üy biyçesi da televizorğa qadalğandı.Trouble upon trouble — the lady of the house, for her part, was glued to the television.
- Güttü üsüne qalaç dep, jarsıwlarımı sırtına da ol qorquwluq qalanŋanına, qonşuma aşıqdım.Trouble upon trouble — since that danger had been heaped onto the back of my worries as well, I hurried to my neighbour.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 154
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 132
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 83