qaz-qaz basıb

/qaz-qaz basɯb/

Literal translation

treading goose-goose

Intended meaning

Doing something by force and against one's will, only because one is made to.
  • Baltası barıb jerge tiygeninde, amanlıqçı kesi awurluğun tıyalmay, japlanıb, bawurundan tüşdü. Ekinçi tirilginçi, qolları artına burulub, qaz-qaz basıb tebiredi.When his axe swung down and struck the ground, the criminal could not hold his own weight, keeled over and fell on his belly. Before he could rise a second time, his hands twisted behind him, he set off, driven along against his will.
  • Salimgeriy, teyri, qaz-qaz basıb barırsa, ma qaz-qaz basıb, – dedi."Salimgeriy, by God, you will go along whether you like it or not, just so, whether you like it or not," he said.

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