taşdan suw çığarırğa
/taʃdan suw tʃɯʁarɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to bring water out of a stone
Intended meaning
To be resourceful, bold and hard-working — able to manage and get results in any situation.
- Kesine kerek bolğanda, Maljey taşdan suw çığaradı, başhalağa juğub qalğanın körse ua, Dügerbiyça qanığıb küreşmese da, barğan suwnu tıya edi.When it was for his own needs, Malzhey could get water out of a stone; but if he saw that some of it would rub off on others, then even without struggling as stubbornly as Dyugerbiy, he would dam the water that was already flowing.
Variants
- taşnı qıssa, suw çığarırğa
- taşnı sığıb, suw çığarırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 436