başın örge kötürtmezge
/baʃɯn ørɡe køtyrtmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let one's head be raised up
Intended meaning
To keep someone crushed under hardship, giving them no relief or freedom.
- Jasaq bla, tazir bla, türlü-türlü tölewle bla başıbıznı örge kötürtmey edile.– With tribute, with fines, with all sorts of levies they never let us raise our heads.
- Askerde adamları bolğan honşularıŋ oquna başıŋı örge tutdurluq tüyüldüle.Even your neighbors who have men in the army will not let you raise your head.
Variants
- başın örge tutdurmazğa
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary