quyruğu sınŋan itça
/qujruʁu sɯnŋan ittʃa/
Literal translation
like a dog whose tail is broken
Intended meaning
Of a person who is frightened into meekness and slinks about timidly.
- Qalğanlaça bolmay, Mırtaz kesi jaŋız körünürge qorqub, quyruğu sınŋan itça, Qıyamıtha atılıb ketdi.Not acting like the rest, Myrtaz, afraid to be seen on his own, darted off after Qiyamit like a dog with a broken tail.
Variants
- quyruğu sınŋan it kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 331