qawqalaq eterge
/qawqalaq eterɡe/
Intended meaning
To idle away one's time without working, drifting about and keeping oneself busy with nothing.
- Da, haw, ol ölmesin ansı, men bılayda taş iyisden qıra, ol a [birsi jaş] qayda bolsa qawqalaq ete aylansın.Well, yes, so long as he doesn't die — let me break my back here among the stones while he [the other lad] loafs about wherever he pleases.
- Ihı, biz awlaqda qawqalaq ete, aqırın kelgenbiz, bu jigit a, jeteme dep, qısha jolnu çabıb, maştağın tügendirgendi, – degen mashara lahorlanı etdile."Right, we came along slowly, loafing about in the open country, while this fine fellow, trying to get there first, galloped the short road and wore out his nag" — such were the jokes they told.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 310