jerni juqasın, qalının bilirge

/dʒerni dʒuqasɯn, qalɯnɯn bilirɡe/

Literal translation

to know the earth's thin part and its thick part

Intended meaning

To be devious and ill-intentioned; to be a cunning schemer who knows every trick.
  • İşle, körgüzt kesiŋi... İçiŋ tutsa, sen etmezlik zat joqdu. Jerni juqasın bla qalının bilese."Work, show what you can do... If you have the nerve for it, there is nothing you cannot pull off. You know the thin and the thick of the earth."
  • Keslerin köp da eslige sanağanla, jerni juqasın, qalının bilebiz degenle endi, biri aythanŋa biri qulaq salmay, duşmannı oğundan ese tıŋılawuna bek sağayıb turadıla.Those who had thought themselves so very clever, who used to say "we know the thin and the thick of the earth," now pay no heed to one another and are more wary of the enemy's silence than of his bullets.

Variants

  • jerni juqasın bla qalının bilirge
  • jerni qalının bla juqasın bilirge

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