otdu, jalındı
/otdu, dʒalɯndɯ/
Literal translation
he is fire, he is flame
Intended meaning
Said of someone who is exceptionally good at something; an expert with a real gift for it.
- Nina Petrovna Kartaşova jaş adamçıqdı, çamğa ua otdu, jalındı.Nina Petrovna Kartashova is still a young thing, but when it comes to joking she is fire and flame.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 379