ayağı üsüne qopmazça eterge
/ajaʁɯ ysyne qopmaztʃa eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make it so that he cannot rise onto his feet
Intended meaning
To harm someone so badly that they cannot recover or regain their footing.
- Kolhoz ayağı üsüne qobalmazça etib tebiremesek, jararıq iş tüyüldü, – dedi kolhoznu jawu Sarbiy."If we don't set about crippling the collective farm so it can't get back on its feet, this won't do," said Sarbiy, the enemy of the kolkhoz.
Variants
- ayağı üsüne bolmazça eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 81