ot da şiş da küymezça
/ot da ʃiʃ da kyjmeztʃa/
Literal translation
so that neither the fire nor the skewer burns
Intended meaning
In a way that settles a matter well for both parties, so that neither one comes off badly.
- Ne bolsa da, birer biçen geben berigiz da [Biybertge], teligizni üyge eltigiz. Ot da, şiş da küymesin, – dedi efendi.Whatever comes of it, give [Biybert] a haystack apiece and take your halfwit home. Let neither the fire nor the skewer burn, said the efendi.
Variants
- ot da şiş da küymezça eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 377