jügenni boşlamazğa
/dʒyɡenni boʃlamazʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to loosen the bridle
Intended meaning
To hold authority firmly in one's own hands and yield not the slightest power to anyone else.
- Az da jügenni boşladıŋ, boyunsadan ıçhınŋan ögüzça, qılıq etib başlaydıla.You loosen the bridle even a little, and they start acting up like an ox that has slipped its yoke.
- Bügün türmege saldırlıq eseŋ da, men jügenimi seni qoluŋa berlik tüyülme, – dedi Murat."Even if you have me thrown in prison today, I am not going to hand my bridle over to you," said Murat.
Variants
- jügenni kişi qoluna bermezge
Sources
Show sources
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary