qapçıqğa som athanlay
/qaptʃɯqʁa som atxanlaj/
Literal translation
as if a ruble were thrown into a sack
Intended meaning
Said of something that does not suit or fit the person or thing it is on — typically clothing that hangs loose and shapeless.
- Qapçıqğa som athanlay boladı bu ton maŋa.This fur coat sits on me like a ruble thrown into a sack.
Variants
- qapçıqğa som athança
- qapçıqğa som athan kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 296