burunundan suwurub alırğa

/burunundan suwurub alɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to pull it out of his nose

Intended meaning

To take something away from someone by force or coercion; to wrest what one is owed out of an unwilling person.
  • Teyri, özge zat qolumdan kelmese da, haqımı ua bılay burunlarından suwurub alırma, – dedi Bazarbiy."By God, even if I can do nothing else, I will wrest what is owed me out of them like this," said Bazarbiy.

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