türt-mürt eterge
/tyrt-myrt eterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to do poke-poke
Intended meaning
To be slow in doing something, dragging it out instead of acting promptly.
- Bir-bir adamla türt-mürt etedile, işge igi uzalmaydıla.Some people dawdle; they never set to work properly.
Literal translation
to do poke-poke
Intended meaning
To busy oneself with some small task, fussing over it as one works.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 474
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 210
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 231