eki ayağın buzdaça bardırırğa
/eki ajaʁɯn buzdatʃa bardɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to make both his feet go as if on ice
Intended meaning
To prevent someone from gaining strength or finding their footing; to keep them subdued and in check.
- Tınmasa, men anı eki ayağın buzdaça bardırırma.If he does not settle down, I will see to it that he never gets a firm footing.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 509
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 243