jaşaw bermezge
/dʒaʃaw bermezɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to give life
Intended meaning
To keep tormenting someone, never letting them live quietly; to nag and harass.
- Çığarçı ol iyneŋi, ansı bu qart-qurtçuqla oh-tuhdan qıradıla, jaşaw bermeydile, – dep, Kabil doktornu örge ötdürdü."Do take that needle out, or these old folk will finish me off with their groaning, they give me no peace," said Kabil, and ushered the doctor forward.
Idiom
Literal translation
not to give life
Intended meaning
Of an illness: to torment a person without respite, so that they complain of it.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary