qateli qurt kibik
/qateli qurt kibik/
Literal translation
like a restless worm
Intended meaning
Said of someone who cannot stay in one place and is constantly moving about.
- Ne da bolsun, biyle bla bayla, qateli qurtla kibik, çoçub tebiregendile.Whatever the case, the princes and the rich, like restless worms, began to take fright.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 309