som tüşürmey şay ozdurmağan
/som tyʃyrmej ʃaj ozdurmaʁan/
Literal translation
who has not let a shay (small coin) pass without bringing down a som (rouble)
Intended meaning
Said of a scheming, unscrupulous person who turns every situation to their own advantage.
- Sen qızçıq da, som tüşürmey, şay ozdurluqladan tüyülse.You, girl, are not one of those who would let a coin pass without making a rouble off it either.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 411