qolların qoltuqğa suğub tururğa
/qollarɯn qoltuqʁa suʁub tururʁa/
Literal translation
to stand with one's hands tucked under one's armpits
Intended meaning
To spend one's time without working or being of any use; to loaf about.
- Maŋa açıw tiygeni: bir jerde ornalmay, kişige hayırıbız tiymey, qollanı qoltuqğa suğub turğanıbız.What grieves me is that we have settled nowhere, have been of use to no one, and have gone about idle, hands tucked under our arms.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 322