jawda jik izlegen
/dʒawda dʒik izleɡen/
Literal translation
looking for a joint in fat
Intended meaning
Excessively fussy and hard to satisfy; someone who finds fault where there is none.
- Anı kibiklege «jawda jik izlegen» adamdı deydile.Of people like him they say he is a man who looks for a joint in fat.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 189