taşdan süt çığarğan

/taʃdan syt tʃɯʁarʁan/

Literal translation

who gets milk out of a stone

Intended meaning

Someone who can manage anything: highly capable, skilled and resourceful.
  • Zawurbekni qolundan kelmezlik iş joqdu. Allaylağa tawda taşdan süt çığarğan deydile.There is no job Zaurbek cannot do. In the mountains they call such people ones who get milk out of a stone.

Variants

  • taşdan süt tamdırğan

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