iyne qaphan it kibik
/ijne qapxan it kibik/
Literal translation
like a dog that has bitten a needle
Intended meaning
Utterly emaciated and miserable, worn down to nothing by wasting or hunger.
- Bolsa da, apsınla kelinni üy eter aqılları joq edi. Kamal kelgende jarısa da, ol ketse, iyne juthan it kibik, beti ketib, azıb, tozurap qalıwçu edi.All the same, the sisters-in-law had no wish to make a home for the bride. Though she brightened when Kamal came, once he left she would be left like a dog that has swallowed a needle, the colour gone from her face, thin and worn out.
Variants
- iyne aşağan it kibik
- iyne juthan it kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 223