kiştik közlerin qısıb aşağança
/kiʃtik køzlerin qɯsɯb aʃaʁantʃa/
Literal translation
as a cat eats with its eyes shut
Intended meaning
To take the benefit of something quietly, without drawing attention to it or letting it be spoken of.
- Uğay, Aminat, sen adamlanı kiştik közlerin qısıb aşağança sunma, – dedi Fatimat."No, Aminat, don't imagine that people take things the way a cat eats with its eyes shut," said Fatimat.
- Kiştik közlerin qısıb aşağanlay etmeyik da, Qarabaş ulu bla da qol tutuşa, jolubuzğa alay çığayıq.Let's not go about it the way a cat eats with its eyes shut; let's shake hands with Karabash's son too and set out on our road that way.
Variants
- kiştik közlerin jumub aşağança
- kiştik közlerin qısıb aşağanlay
- kiştik közlerin qısıb aşağan kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 275