hantha batmazğa
/xantxa batmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to sink into the food
Intended meaning
To eat without relish or appetite, not enjoying the food or savouring its taste.
- Ne ese da bügün jaşçıq hantha batmay turadı.For some reason the boy has no appetite for his food today.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 484