jaşawun quruturğa
/dʒaʃawun quruturʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to dry up someone's life
Intended meaning
To torment someone relentlessly, causing them trouble and leaving them no peace.
- Ekinçi kün taŋ atmay üyge kelgendi, bu tiş jaşawumu qurutdu dep.The next day he came home before dawn, saying that this tooth had given him no peace.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary