mart közüne barmağım
/mart køzyne barmaʁɯm/
Literal translation
to March's eye — my finger
Intended meaning
Said in relief and defiance once spring has arrived: the cold season is over and no longer to be feared or deferred to.
- Mart közüne – barmağım, jazğa çıqdı mallarım.A finger in March's eye — my livestock have come through to spring.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 353