tütün eterge
/tytyn eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make smoke
Intended meaning
To sweat heavily, to the point of being worn out and helpless from it.
- Ol çarişge çaphan at kibik terleydi, tütün etedi.He is sweating like a horse that has run a race, steaming.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary