kiyiz qamiçi, kir jerge
/kijiz qamitʃi, kir dʒerɡe/
Literal translation
felt whip, go into the ground
Intended meaning
To press someone into doing something that is beyond their power to do.
- Kiyiz qamiçi, kir jerge degenlikge, biz hajretleni qayda tabayıq? Turğan jerlerin bilmeybiz.For all their saying "felt whip, go into the ground", where are we to find the fugitives? We don't know where they are staying.
Variants
- kiyiz qamiçi, jerge kir
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 271