saqlay-saqlay qaq bolurğa
/saqlaj-saqlaj qaq bolurʁa/
Literal translation
waiting and waiting, to turn into dried meat
Intended meaning
To grow weary and exasperated from waiting a long time for someone.
- Jaramı baylağannı qoy da, üyge kirib aylanmayıq, bılayda sizni saqlay, qaq bolğanbız.Never mind bandaging my wound, let's not go traipsing into the house — we've been worn out here waiting for you.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 386