üçden-üçden sekirtirge
/ytʃden-ytʃden sekirtirɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make (someone) jump three at a time
Intended meaning
To wear someone down by forcing them to do work they have no wish to do.
- Men anı üçden-üçden sekirtib oquturma, – dep janıdı jaşın Anuar."I'll drive him hard and make him study," Anuar snarled at his son.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary