teŋizge taş athança
/teŋizɡe taʃ atxantʃa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
as if a stone were thrown into the sea
Intended meaning
Of something that disappears completely and can no longer be found.
- İynek gitçe zat tüyül edi, körünmey qalırça, alay teŋizge taş athança, dump bolub qalğandı.The cow was no small thing, to go unnoticed, yet it vanished as if a stone had been thrown into the sea.
Literal translation
as if a stone were thrown into the sea
Intended meaning
A negligibly small amount, when set against something else.
Variants
- teŋizge taş athança bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 442
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 220