şaytan suw
/ʃajtan suw/
Idiom
Literal translation
devil's water
Intended meaning
Vodka, or strong alcoholic drink generally.
- Qayırbekni beti qulaq artlarına deri qızarğandı... Ol alay şaytan suwdan aslamıraq tartıb iyse boluwçudu.Kayyrbek's face had gone red right up behind his ears... He gets like that when he has pulled down rather too much of the devil's water.
- Şapa, tabaqla bla et keltirib, stolğa saldı. «Qurmanlıq!» – dep, stakanlanı şaytan suwdan tolturdu.The server brought the meat on platters and set it on the table. "A sacrifice!" he said, and filled the glasses with the devil's water.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary