uwanıknı biçaqğa sozğanlay
/uwanɯknɯ bitʃaqʁa sozʁanlaj/
Literal translation
as if dragging a young bull to the knife
Intended meaning
Said of someone who goes about a task in reverse order, doing the end of it before the beginning.
- Qayrı jöbeleyse, ant ızıŋdan bolluq? Qaraçaylı uwanıknı biçaqğa sozğanlay, sınnı mında qoya bar, kişi urlarıq tüyüldü, qorqma, – dep, Mazan sınnı artha aldı."Where are you scurrying off to, may the oath follow you? Like a Karachay dragging a steer to the knife — leave the gravestone here and go on, nobody will steal it, don't be afraid," said Mazan, and pulled the stone back.
Variants
- ögüznü biçaqğa sozğanlay
- uwanıknı biçaqğa tarthanlay
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 479