qunduz iylewün berirge
/qunduz ijlewyn berirɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to give (someone) the beaver's tanning
Intended meaning
To give someone a savage beating; to thrash a person mercilessly.
- Tögeregine qarab, kişi körmegende, Qıyamıtnı ulanından tuwğannı hayda alğandı da qunduz iylewün bergendi.Looking about him, when no one could see, he set upon Kyyamyt's grandson and gave him the beaver's tanning.
- Urlarğa, kesiŋi qıynab, keçe-kün juquŋ bölünüb aylanırğa kerekdi. Malnı iesini qoluna tüşseŋ a, ayamay qunduz iylewüŋü beredi.To steal, you have to wear yourself out and go about night and day with your sleep broken. And if you fall into the hands of the livestock's owner, he gives you the beaver's tanning without sparing you.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary