onow – aliyde, açhıç – habiyde
/onow – alijde, atʃxɯtʃ – xabijde/
Literal translation
the decision is with Aliy, the key is with Habiy
Intended meaning
Said of a situation from which there is no escape: getting past one obstacle or authority only brings you up against another.
- Tamatalanı arasında, onow – Aliyde, açhıç – Habiyde degenley, birlik joq edi.Among the elders, as in the saying "the decision is with Aliy, the key is with Habiy", there was no unity.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 374
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 194