tonun qağarğa
/tonun qaʁarʁa/
Literal translation
to beat out someone's fur coat
Intended meaning
To scold someone severely, speaking to them roughly and giving them a sharp shaking-up.
- Uruçunu qolundan tutdula da, ayamay tonun qaqdıla.They caught the thief red-handed and told him off without mercy.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 458