ur da jıq, tart da kes

/ur da dʒɯq, tart da kes/

Literal translation

strike and fell it, pull and cut it

Intended meaning

Absolutely unwilling; refusing outright and not giving way in the slightest, no matter how one is pressed.
  • Makıt da unasa ua, çırt da, ne az da. Ayhay, awruwuŋu alayım, ur da jıq, tart da kes, beti asırı jarıqdı degendi da, çepken etdirirge unamaydı.As for Makyt agreeing — not at all, not in the least. Oh dear, may I take your illness on myself, she flatly refuses: she said her face was too fair, and she will not have the dress made.

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