qıl elek ağaç bla eşekni haparınlay
/qɯl elek aʁatʃ bla eʃekni xaparɯnlaj/
Literal translation
like the story of the hair-sieve frame and the donkey
Intended meaning
To shirk work and let oneself go slack; to behave idly.
- Jara bolğunçu, eşek bla qıl elek ağaçnı haparınlay, biraz talçıqsam da, endi ua çabar atça bolğanma.Before I got into shape, like the story of the donkey and the hair-sieve frame, I did tire a little, but now I am like a racehorse.
Variants
- qıl elek ağaç bla eşekni haparınlay bolurğa
- tınçayğan eşek qıl elek ağaçnı költürmez
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 346
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 177