tili biçaq kibik
/tili bitʃaq kibik/
Literal translation
whose tongue is like a knife
Intended meaning
Skilled with words and quick to cut with them; keen and biting in speech.
- Köremise ol amannı sen! Tili, biçaq kibik, jütüdü.Do you see that wicked one! Their tongue is sharp as a knife.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 450