jılqıçı quruq kibik
/dʒɯlqɯtʃɯ quruq kibik/
Literal translation
like a horse-herder's pole
Intended meaning
Said of a person who is extremely tall and lanky.
- Bu da kimge küledi, jılqıçı quruq kibik?! – dep, qaraçaylı jaşnı mashara etdile."And who is this one laughing at, tall as a horse-herder's pole?!" they said, teasing the Karachay lad.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 208
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 104