terisin soyarğa
/terisin sojarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to flay his hide
Intended meaning
To treat someone with cruelty: to oppress, torment or harshly exploit them.
- Ol zatla tolmasala ua, halqnı terisin soyub, etin aşarla.And if those demands are not met, they will flay the people and devour their flesh.
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