oŋuna aylanırsa
/oŋuna ajlanɯrsa/
Literal translation
you will turn to your advantage
Intended meaning
Said mockingly to someone who is mistaken and will get no good or success out of what they intend.
- Üç jaşıŋdan jalan da qalğanı budu, anı da malçı etseŋ, oŋuna aylanırsa, – dedi Kerimat."Of your three sons this is the only one you have left, and if you make him a herdsman too, you'll get no good of it," said Kerimat.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 375