qoz qapha jıyarğa
/qoz qapxa dʒɯjarʁa/
Literal translation
to gather into a walnut sack
Intended meaning
To subject someone to harsh discipline and allow them no freedom at all, keeping them in fear.
- Safar allaylanı mıçıtmayın qoz qapha jıyar.Safar will bring people like that to heel without delay.
- Açıq, qatı sözleri üçün qoz qabına jıyarğa küreşedi.For his frank, harsh words they are trying to bring him to heel.
Variants
- qoz qabına jıyarğa
- qoz qabuğuna jıyarğa
- qoz qapha jıydırırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 313
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 149