suwğa kirib qurğaq çıqğan
/suwʁa kirib qurʁaq tʃɯqʁan/
Literal translation
who went into the water and came out dry
Intended meaning
Said of a cunning person who always manages to clear themselves of any wrongdoing and is never caught out or held to account.
- Zulihat suwğa kirib, qurğaq çıqğan adamdı.Zulikhat is the sort who goes into the water and comes out dry.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 416