sürtmegen hunadan ötgen
/syrtmeɡen xunadan øtɡen/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
one who has gone over an unplastered wall
Intended meaning
A lively, mischievous child who cannot keep still for a moment.
- Bu sabiy sürtmegen hunadan ötedi, bir taqıyqa tınç turmaydı.This child goes over an unplastered wall; he does not stay quiet for a single minute.
Literal translation
one who has gone over an unplastered wall
Intended meaning
An energetic, resourceful person who is equal to any task.
- Jaşnı hunerligin körgen adam sürtmegen hunadan öterikdi der.Anyone who has seen the boy's skill will say that he could go over an unplastered wall.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 426