qağıt oltan jırtıb ölürge

/qaʁɯt oltan dʒɯrtɯb ølyrɡe/

Literal translation

to die after wearing through a paper shoe sole

To go on living a little longer than another person, if only by a short while; used in a joking wish to survive a rival.

Ay, senden sora bir qağıt oltan jırtıb ölsem a, kişi jilyamağa edi, – deydi qatın kündeşini üsünden.Oh, if only I died after you, having worn through one paper sole, let no one weep for me — says a woman about her co-wife.

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