quyruqlu qurt kibik
/qujruqlu qurt kibik/
Literal translation
like a tailed worm
Intended meaning
Said of someone who does not keep his word and cannot be trusted or relied on.
- Quyruqlu qurt kibik, bir da iş etme sen munu, bir sözde, bir işde turmaz, bir anda, bir mında aylanır.He is like a tailed worm — never do any business with him; he will not stand by a single word or a single deed, he will drift now here, now there.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 332