arqasın terletirge
/arqasɯn terletirɡe/
Literal translation
to make someone's back sweat
Intended meaning
To torment someone or wear them down until they are helpless and without strength.
- «Alğın jolça etib, bu juwuğum da arqamı bir terletmegi edi», – dedi Ashat içinden."If only this relative of mine would wear me out once, the way he did last time," Askhat said to himself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 51