köçüb keterik eterge
/køtʃyb keterik eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make [someone] about to move away
Intended meaning
To wear someone down with constant annoyance and give them no peace.
- Bu Allah urğan janşaq qatın köçüb keterik etgendi, bir aman honşu bolub tüşgendi da.That God-cursed chatterbox of a woman has given me no peace — she turned out to be one bad neighbor.
- Ahırı, honşum köçüb keterik etgendi,– dedi Ariwka egeçine.– Ne eterge bilmeyme, erikgenme."In the end my neighbor has made my life unbearable," Ariuka said to her sister. "I don't know what to do, I'm worn out."
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary