tarı elek eterge
/tarɯ elek eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make (something) a millet sieve
Intended meaning
To pierce something all over, leaving it full of holes.
- Meçi ulunu jigitligine mında bek seyir etedile. Anı tonun oqla tarı elek etgen edile.Here they marvel greatly at Mechi's son's bravery. Bullets had riddled his fur coat with holes.
- Buz üynü başın tarı elek etdi.The hail riddled the roof of the house with holes.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary