tırnaq basar jer bolmazğa

/tɯrnaq basar dʒer bolmazʁa/

Literal translation

for there to be no place for a fingernail to press

To be so crowded or full that there is not the smallest bit of free space left.

Qurman eşikge juwuq jerde olturub, erikgenden, Zurumnu otowunda tırnaq basarça jer qoymay, bir qatı qarap boşap, ekinçi kere qaradı.Kurman, sitting near the door out of boredom, looked over every inch of Zurum's room, leaving no spot the size of a fingernail unexamined, went through it once and then looked a second time.

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