jer-jerine jetdirirge
/dʒer-dʒerine dʒetdirirɡe/
Literal translation
to make (each thing) reach its own place
Intended meaning
To carry a task through to completion and do it properly, leaving nothing half-done.
- Zaman, jalan da zaman kerek edi barın da boldururğa! Barın jergesine jetdirirge.Time, only time was what was needed to get it all done! To bring everything to its proper place.
- Bizni üy qonşubuz tıŋılı adamdı, işni qolğa bir alsa, har zatnı jer-jerine, jergesine jetdirginçi tohtamaydı.Our next-door neighbour is a thorough person; once they take a job in hand, they do not stop until they have put every single thing in its proper place.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 194