jarlını jarğa tıyğanlay
/dʒarlɯnɯ dʒarʁa tɯjʁanlaj/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
as if driving the poor man up against a cliff
Intended meaning
Said of pressing or exploiting someone who is already defenseless, striking at them precisely when they have no way out.
- Jarlını jarğa tıyğanlay degen halq aytıw da bay jarlını oŋsuz etgeni üçün aytılğandı.The folk saying "as if driving the poor man up against a cliff" too is spoken because of the rich man's making the poor man powerless.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary