qolun jan süegine salıb
/qolun dʒan syeɡine salɯb/
Literal translation
putting one's hand on one's hip bone
Intended meaning
In a self-important, showy way; strutting and cutting a dashing figure.
- Köp turmağanlay, tor ajirni tawuş etdirib, altın hazırları künde jıltıray, oŋ qolun da jan süegine salıb, qulaqdan Jummaqnı jaşı çıqdı.Before long, setting the bay stallion clattering, his golden gazyrs glinting in the sun, his right hand on his hip, Jummaq's son rode out of the gully.
Variants
- qolların jan süegine salıb
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 325