драть как сидорову козу

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdratʲ kak ˈsʲidərəvʊ kɐˈzu]
  • IPA(key): [ˈdratʲ kak ˈsʲidərəvʊ ˈkozʊ]

Verb

дра́ть как си́дорову ко́зу • (drátʹ kak sídorovu kózuimpf

  1. (simile, colloquial) to beat the hell out of (someone) (lit.: to fleece like Sidor's (Isidore's) (she-)goat), to punish severely

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