kimni – artı, kimni – allı
/kimni – artɯ, kimni – allɯ/
Literal translation
for one the back, for another the front
Intended meaning
Said in the sense that life may yet change for the better; no one's place is fixed, and a person who is behind now may come out in front.
- Eh, qadar kimni – artı, kimni – allı dep da andan ayta bolur."Ah, that must be why they say of fate: for one the back, for another the front."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 272