qıptı tübünde qoy kibik
/qɯptɯ tybynde qoj kibik/
Literal translation
like a sheep under the shears
Intended meaning
Gentle and long-suffering, enduring whatever is done to one without resistance or complaint.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 348