tayaq tübünden işletirge
/tajaq tybynden iʃletirɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make (someone) work from under the stick
Intended meaning
To make someone work or do one's bidding by coercion, threats or beating.
- Haqsız, jalsız tayaq tübünden kişini işletirge erkinligibiz joqdu. Kesi ırazılığı bla boluşluq eter madarı bolğan adamla tabılırla dep, ışanıb söleşebiz, jamawat, – dedi Umar.We have no right to make anyone work under the stick, without pay or wages. We speak in the hope, people, that men will be found who have the means to help of their own free will, said Umar.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary