sabiyleni awuzlarından üzerge
/sabijleni awuzlarɯndan yzerɡe/
Literal translation
to tear away from children's mouths
Intended meaning
To take away from children what is rightfully theirs, cutting into their share for someone else's benefit.
- Sabiyleni awuzlarından üzüb, saŋa iş haqımdan ülüş etib tur dey eseŋ, eteyim, – dedi Aminat Harunŋa."If you are telling me to keep giving you a cut of my wages, torn from my children's mouths, then I will," Aminat said to Harun.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 384