köçüb keterik eterge
/køtʃyb keterik eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make [someone] about to move away
Intended meaning
To wear someone down with constant annoyance and give them no peace.
- Bu Allah urğan janşaq qatın köçüb keterik etgendi, bir aman qonşu bolub tüşgendi da.That God-cursed chatterbox of a woman has given me no peace — she turned out to be one bad neighbour.
- Ahırı, qonşum köçüb keterik etgendi,– dedi Ariwka egeçine.– Ne eterge bilmeyme, erikgenme."In the end my neighbour has made my life unbearable," Ariuka said to her sister. "I don't know what to do, I'm worn out."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 270
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 133