ırbınŋa tıyarğa
/ɯrbɯnŋa tɯjarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to pen (someone) into a narrow gorge
Intended meaning
To overpower someone and leave them unable to resist or act.
- Ramaz bla tübeşdik da, qağıb aldım anı atdan, Barın da ırbınŋa tıydıq, etgen a etmedik hata.We met Ramaz, and I knocked him off his horse; we left them all powerless, though we did them no harm.
Literal translation
to pen (someone) into a narrow gorge
Intended meaning
To get the better of someone in a dispute by out-arguing them.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 506