jetmegen – jibi, kesmegen – baltası

/dʒetmeɡen – dʒibi, kesmeɡen – baltasɯ/

Literal translation

his rope is one that does not reach, his axe one that does not cut

Said of a person whose affairs never prosper and who has no strength or means to change it.

Kerti aytasa, Mazan, – dedi Gonday. – Jetmegen – jibi, kesmegen – baltası degenley, nebiz bardı bizni?"You speak the truth, Mazan," said Gonday. "As they say, his rope won't reach and his axe won't cut — what is it that we have?"

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