qara kapekni tutmazğa
/qara kapekni tutmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to hold a black kopeck
Intended meaning
To be of no value or use whatsoever; to count for nothing.
- Sizni aythan sözlerigiz tüzdüle, alay busağatda ala qara kapekni da tutmaydıla.The words you speak are true, but right now they are not worth a black kopeck.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 298