qapha jıyarğa
/qapxa dʒɯjarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to gather into a sack
Intended meaning
To force someone to obey the rules and behave properly; to bring under control.
- Ahşı, Mashut, anı ua ne aytdırabız, men alanı qarab-qarağınçı qapha jıyarma [kereksiz uşkok tawuş etdirgenleni], – dedi Samat.All right, Maskhut, what is there to say about that — I will bring them into line in the blink of an eye [the ones firing their rifles for nothing], said Samat.
Variants
- qabına jıyarğa
Sources
Show sources
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary