qaçdan sora bişlaq tapka
/qatʃdan sora biʃlaq tapka/
Intended meaning
Said mockingly of someone who only starts worrying about a job once its proper season or moment has already gone by.
- Qaçdan sora – bişlaq tapka dep, sen asırı keç sağaydıŋ köreme, – dedi Jandıw."Къачдан сора – бишлакъ тапка," as they say — it seems to me you woke up to it far too late, said Dzhandıu.
Variants
- qaçdan sora bişlaq tapha (karachay)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 311