qulaq tınçı bolurğa
/qulaq tɯntʃɯ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for the ear to be at ease
Intended meaning
To live untroubled and at peace, with nothing to worry about.
- Qalay bolluq edik? Bek tınç, ırahatbız. Qarınıbız toq, qayğıbız joq, qulaq tınçı bolub turabız, – dedi brigadir."How should we be? Very well, we are content. Our bellies are full, we have no worries, we live without a care," said the brigade leader.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 335