iyne burunu bla kör qazğan kibik

/ijne burunu bla kør qazʁan kibik/

Literal translation

like digging a grave with the point of a needle

Intended meaning

Said of a job that is unspeakably hard and drags on endlessly.
  • At orunnu janında Biymırza teren uruçuq qazdırdı. Taşlı jerde allay uru qazğan iyne burunu bla kör qazğan kibik edi.Beside the horse's stall Biymyrza had a deep little pit dug. Digging such a pit in stony ground was like digging a grave with the point of a needle.

Variants

  • iyne bla kör qazğan kibik

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