qıptı qını kibik
/qɯptɯ qɯnɯ kibik/
Literal translation
like a scissors' sheath
Intended meaning
Extremely tight and scanty, clinging closely to the body — said of a garment.
- Bu jıyrıq ne tuqumdu, qıptı qını kibik? – dedi Aymölek anasına."What sort of dress is this, tight as a scissors' sheath?" Aymyolek said to her mother.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 348