tükge barırça eterge
/tykɡe barɯrtʃa eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make (it) so that it goes into a hair
Intended meaning
To put a keen edge on a cutting tool such as a knife, razor or axe.
- Qayda da ayağığızğa jetdirirsiz. Tükge barırça etgenme [çagalanı]. Saq boluğuz, – dedi."You will bring it down at your feet anywhere. I have put a hair-splitting edge on [the scythes]. Be careful," he said.
- Osman çagalanı tükge barırça etib qoyğandı.Osman has honed the scythes to a keen edge.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary