köp suw keterge
/køp suw keterɡe/
Literal translation
for much water to go away
Intended meaning
For a long stretch of time to go by since some earlier point.
- Maŋa elli jıl boldu, Saqalım ağarıb turğanın köre bolursuz. Men Narsanadan kelgenli köp suw ketdi.I am fifty years old; you can probably see that my beard has turned white. Much time has passed since I came from Narsana.
Variants
- köp suw sarqırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 269