kapekni kapekge jalğarğa

/kapekni kapekɡe dʒalʁarʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to splice one kopeck to the next kopeck

To struggle to make ends meet, living in hardship without enough for one's needs.

Kapekni kapekge jetdirirge küreşeme, alay ahçanı jetişdiralmayma.I try to make one kopeck stretch to the next, but I cannot make the money last.

to splice one kopeck to the next kopeck

To be so miserly that one accounts for and counts out every last coin one spends.

Ahçası köp bolsa da, qonşubuz kapekni kapekge jalğarğa küreşedi.Although he has plenty of money, our neighbour counts out every last kopeck.

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