suwğa balta bla çabarğa
/suwʁa balta bla tʃabarʁa/
Literal translation
to rush at the water with an axe
Intended meaning
To pour effort into something that cannot possibly succeed.
- Nek tıŋılaysa, Qonaliy? Artda ullu suwğa balta alıb çabalmazsa! – dedi Deboş.Why do you keep silent, Konaliy? Afterwards you won't be able to go at the great river with an axe! – said Debosh.
Variants
- ullu suwğa balta bla alıb çabarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 415