balın emib, balawuzun atarğa
/balɯn emib, balawuzun atarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to suck out his honey and throw away his wax
Intended meaning
To exploit someone's labor until they are worn out and then cast them aside.
- Ala meni jazıqsınıb iymegendile. Balımı emib, balawuzumu atarğa kerek bolğanda iygendile, – dedi Murat."They did not send me out of pity. They sent me when they needed to suck out my honey and throw away my wax," said Murat.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary