kazbekni tirmeniça qurulurğa

/kazbekni tirmenitʃa qurulurʁa/

Literal translation

to be built like Kazbek's mill

To turn out to be of no use for the job, no matter how much labour was spent on it.

Komissiya hayırlanırğa buyurub ketgendi. Alay a... Kazbekni tirmeniça qurulğandı da, turadı.The commission left orders for it to be put to use. But... it was built like Kazbek's mill, and there it stands.

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