tırnaqnı qarası çaqlı bir
/tɯrnaqnɯ qarasɯ tʃaqlɯ bir/
Literal translation
as much as the black of a fingernail
Intended meaning
The very smallest amount of something — benefit, harm, guilt, work and the like; most often used with a negated verb, in the sense 'not in the least'.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 465