qaphanın qabırğasına siŋdirirge
/qapxanɯn qabɯrʁasɯna siŋdirirɡe/
Literal translation
to make what one has eaten soak into one's ribs
Intended meaning
To get real use or profit out of something; to see a benefit from it.
- Anasına künden bir jetmese, Ayşatnı qaphanı qabırğasına siŋmeydi.If she does not get to her mother once a day, what Ayshat eats does not soak into her ribs.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 296