qarınıŋı qanjığaŋa qıs
/qarɯnɯŋɯ qandʒɯʁaŋa qɯs/
Literal translation
strap your belly to the saddle-thong
Intended meaning
Bear privation patiently; hold out and put up with going hungry in hard times.
- Zaman qıyın bolsa da, qarınıŋı qanjığaŋa qısarğa küreş.Even if the times are hard, try to strap your belly to the saddle-thong.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 309