oŋun alırğa
/oŋun alɯrʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Collocation
Literal translation
to take away someone's strength
Intended meaning
To subdue someone and leave them powerless and without recourse.
- Bu kereksiz dawla oŋumu alırğa jetdirgendile.These needless disputes have gone so far as to drain all my strength.
Idiom
Literal translation
to take away someone's strength
Intended meaning
To discover where someone is vulnerable, the soft point at which they can be caught.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 375
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 194