quru aylanŋan tirmença
/quru ajlanŋan tirmentʃa/
Literal translation
like a mill turning empty
Intended meaning
Said of someone who talks endlessly and to no purpose, prattling and grumbling at everyone.
- Kelmey qalsaŋ da bolluq edi: kesibizde da bar edi quru aylanŋan tirmen.You might as well have stayed away: we had a mill turning on empty of our own already.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 339