hans sibirtgiça aylanırğa
/xans sibirtɡitʃa ajlanɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to go about like a grass broom
Intended meaning
To be constantly on the move without rest, bowing and scraping before others, especially where there is something to gain.
- Endi qart bolğan ese da, kesine hayır tüşer jerge hans sibirtgiça aylanadı.Old as he is now, he still whirls about like a grass broom wherever profit falls to him.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 484
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 294