ayaq urmazğa
/ajaq urmazʁa/
This expression has 4 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let a foot strike
Intended meaning
To prevent someone from thriving or getting established; to give them no chance at life.
- «Faşistlege ayaq urdurmazğa, soluw aldırmazğa kerekdi», – dep, Hamit qazawatha otryadı bla kirdi."We must give the fascists no foothold and no respite," said Hamit, and went into the war with his detachment.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let a foot strike
Intended meaning
To not let someone remain in a place; to force them out.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let a foot strike
Intended meaning
To finish something off completely, leaving nothing of it.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to strike a foot
Intended meaning
To stay only a short time somewhere and leave again quickly.
- Haŋeriy bizni honşubuz edi, alay bolsa da, qoşda köb ayaq urmay edi.Hangeriy was our neighbor, but even so he never lingered long at the sheepfold.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary