urmay-tüymey jilyatırğa
/urmaj-tyjmej dʒiljatɯrʁa/
Collocation
Literal translation
to make cry without hitting or beating
Intended meaning
To reduce someone to tears by nagging and scolding them.
- Da etib ne eterik ediŋ andan artıq. Ol aman qıznı tünene urmay-tüymey jilyathansa, – dedi."Well, what more could you have done than that? You had that wretched girl in tears yesterday without laying a hand on her," he said.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary