qaphan qabını
/qapxan qabɯnɯ/
Literal translation
the bite one has bitten
Intended meaning
What a person eats; the food or fare available to someone.
- Ma allay zamanıbız da bolğandı, – bir ullu qızıl bayraqnı taqmasaq üy başına, qaphan qabınıbız da tatımay edi.We had times like that too: if we did not hang a big red flag on the roof of the house, even the food we ate had no taste.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 295