öre otha olturtmazğa
/øre otxa olturtmazʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let (someone) sit down at the standing fire
Intended meaning
To press someone relentlessly and never let up until they do what one demands.
- Qızıŋı jaşıma bermey amalıŋ joqdu, – dep, honşubuz anabıznı öre otha olturtmaydı."You have no choice but to give your daughter to my son" — our neighbor keeps at our mother and gives her no peace.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary