eki ayağın bir uyuqğa suğarğa

/eki ajaʁɯn bir ujuqʁa suʁarʁa/

Literal translation

to shove someone's two feet into one sock

Intended meaning

To deprive someone of any freedom of action; to squeeze or pressure a person so hard that they are left with no room to move.
  • Eki ayağıbıznı bir uyuqğa suqğandıla bayla, – dedi ol [bazıq kişi], jilyarığı kelgen adamça, önü qaltıray."The rich have shoved our two feet into one sock," said that [stout man], his voice trembling like a man about to weep.
  • Keliniŋ, nek tansıq bolğan ese da, seni bir körmey bolalmayma dep, eki ayağımı bir uyuqğa suqdurub jibergendi.Your daughter-in-law — whatever made her miss you so — kept saying she could not bear not to see you, and squeezed my two feet into one sock until I gave in.

Variants

  • eki ayağın bir uyuqğa suqdururğa
  • eki ayağın bir uyuqğa tığarğa

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