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mby't|as adv = mby'turazi
mby't|azi adv = mby'turazi
mby't·et vpr 1 to suffocate; drown 2 to choke (on an impediment in the throat) 3 (of a boat) to sink 4 to drown in an excess, be overwhelmed 5 [Fig] to be immersed in an activity 6 to be extinguished: go out, die out
• (s'ka·) ku tė mbyt·etsubj "(not have) where one may drown" (not have) anywhere to turn, be in a hopeless situation
• mbyt·et nė lumė pa ujė "drown in a dry river" 1 to have one's whole plan ruined by a trivial mistake 2 to be easily led off track; get hung up on a trivial problem
• mbyt·et nė njė pikė/lugė/gotė/filxhan/gisht ujė [Impol] "drown in a tiny amount of water" to be easily led off track; get hung up on a trivial problem
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