qıyını tas bolurğa

/qɯjɯnɯ tas bolurʁa/

Literal translation

for one's labor to be lost

For the effort someone put into a task to come to nothing and bring them no benefit.

Ashat, mıŋa qıyınıŋ tas bolmağandı, – dedi biyağı Husey."Askhat, your effort on this has not gone to waste," said Husey again.

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