tirmen taş kibik
/tirmen taʃ kibik/
Literal translation
like a millstone
Intended meaning
Extremely large or heavy; said of a thing whose size or weight goes well beyond the ordinary.
- Anı ullu başında iesine köp jıllanı qulluq etgen qara börkü, tirmen taş kibik, tögerekdi.On their big head the black felt hat that had served its owner for many years is round, like a millstone.
- Oŋ buwununda, tirmen taş kibik, ullu sağat körünedi.On their right wrist a large watch, like a millstone, can be seen.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 454