qaŋiç kibik
/qaŋitʃ kibik/
Literal translation
like a plank
Intended meaning
Holding oneself rigid and unbending, stiffly erect and unmoving.
- Düger apçarlaça, qaŋiç bolub süeldile jasaq jıya kelgenle.Those who had come to collect the tribute stood stiff as boards, like Digor bailiffs.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 295