qulf orun kibik
/qulf orun kibik/
Literal translation
like a lock's socket
Intended meaning
Extremely cramped and small — said of a room, house or other space in which there is barely any room to move.
- Kiew jöŋerni, qulf orun kibik, bir gitçe otowçuqğa olturtdula da, asırı qızıwdan küçden-butdan qutulduq.They seated the groom's attendant in a tiny little room, cramped as a lock's socket, and in the sheer heat we barely got out.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 336