taş maqaça qımıldarğa
/taʃ maqatʃa qɯmɯldarʁa/
Literal translation
to move like a stone frog (toad)
Intended meaning
To move slowly and lazily, without hurrying; to drag one's feet.
- Sohta ua, qolların kerib, Alıqa juqusu kelib, Taş maqaça qımıldaydı. Ol şkolğa aşıqmaydı.The pupil, stretching their arms, still sleepy, moves like a toad. They are in no hurry to get to school.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 435