terisin soyarğa
/terisin sojarʁa/
Literal translation
to flay his hide
Intended meaning
To treat someone with cruelty: to oppress, torment or harshly exploit them.
- Ol zatla tolmasala ua, halqnı terisin soyub, etin aşarla.And if those demands are not met, they will flay the people and devour their flesh.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 443
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 197
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 221