jağadan-etekden bolurğa
/dʒaʁadan-etekden bolurʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to be at the collar and at the hem
Intended meaning
To set upon someone — to quarrel with, grapple with or beat them, several people together.
- Çaçiyni jağadan, etekden aldıla da, keregin berdile.They seized Chachiy by the collar and the hem and gave them what they had coming.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary