uppa eterge tapmazğa
/uppa eterɡe tapmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to find (anything) to kiss
Intended meaning
To be impossible to obtain however hard one searches, and so become highly prized and longed for.
- Terek bahçamda uppa eterge qotur erik da körmezse.In my orchard you will not find even a scabby plum to kiss.
Variants
- uppa eterge körmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 478