adam tanımazça eterge
/adam tanɯmaztʃa eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make (someone) such that a person would not recognize (them)
Intended meaning
To beat someone savagely, maiming them and disfiguring their face.
- A, bügeçeginmi aytasa? Haw, ol a seni adam tanımazça eterik edi, alay ayırmasala."Oh, are you talking about last night? Yes, he would have beaten you beyond recognition if they hadn't pulled him off."
Variants
- adam anası tanımazça eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 21