jırçılağa mal bergença

/dʒɯrtʃɯlaʁa mal berɡentʃa/

Literal translation

as if giving livestock to singers

Said jokingly of spending or handing over property wastefully, with nothing to show for it.

Boris, antımı buzub, ırıslamay, bir içgiçini qoluna, jırçılağa mal bergença, tutdurub iymeklik bir da awur tiydi."Boris, it weighed on me badly to break my oath and, without a second thought, hand it over into the hands of a drunkard, as if giving livestock to singers."

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