başın jükge salırğa
/baʃɯn dʒykɡe salɯrʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
to lay one's head under the load
Intended meaning
To become liable for a large payment; to saddle oneself with a heavy debt.
- Başımı jükge salıb, bu üynü borçundan küçden qutuldum da, talanŋan, – dep, olturdu er kişi."I put my head under the load and barely got free of the debt on this house — I was fleeced," the man said, and sat down.
Idiom
Literal translation
to lay someone's head under the load
Intended meaning
To hold someone by force until they settle a debt or meet a demand.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary