qaşıq bla qapdırıb sabı bla qusdururğa
/qaʃɯq bla qapdɯrɯb sabɯ bla qusdururʁa/
Literal translation
to feed with a spoon and then make one vomit with its handle
Intended meaning
To injure someone far more than one has helped them, so that the damage done outweighs any earlier kindness.
- A, Mahay, sen a qaşıq bla qapdırıb, sabı bla qusdura köreme da, – dedim."Well, Mahay, I see you feed with the spoon and then make one vomit with its handle," I said.
- Endi ua ol maŋa qaşıq bla aşathanın çelek bla qusduradı.And now he makes me bring up by the bucketful what he fed me by the spoonful.
Variants
- qaşıq bla aşathanın çelek bla qusdururğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 311