ol tülkü ese men a quyruğu
/ol tylky ese men a qujruʁu/
Literal translation
if he is a fox, then I am his tail
Intended meaning
Used to claim that one is even more cunning than the person being spoken of.
- Ol tülkü ese, men a quyruğuma. Bizge kerek zatlanı janın qoluna aldırıb aytdırırma.If he is a fox, then I am his tail. I will frighten the life out of him and make him tell us what we need.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 372