içi artına qatarğa
/itʃi artɯna qatarʁa/
Literal translation
for one's belly to harden against one's back
Intended meaning
To become emaciated — so thin that the waist is pinched in.
- Bu adamnı içi artına qathandı, zat qaba bolmaz ansı.This man's belly has shrivelled back against his spine — he cannot be eating a thing.
Variants
- içi artına tartırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 228