top kibik kiyinirge
/top kibik kijinirɡe/
Literal translation
to dress like a ball
Intended meaning
To be dressed well and completely from head to foot, with nothing missing or out of place.
- Ekisin da [jaşların], top kibik kiyindirib, qollarına da azıq da, birer tayaq da berib iygendi ertte kişi.Long ago a man dressed the two of them [his sons] in fine order, put food in their hands, gave each a staff, and sent them off.
- Denikinni askerleri top kibik kiyinibdile.Denikin's troops are turned out immaculately.
Variants
- top kibik kiyindirirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 459
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 204