показать кузькину мать
/pəkɐˈzatʲ ˈkusʲkʲɪnʊ ˈmatʲ/
RUSÇA → TR
Tanım
•to teach someone a lesson
Etimoloji
* Literally, “to show Kuzka's mother” (to someone). The proverbial Ку́зька (Kúzʹka) is no-one in particular. It may be a pejorative short name for Кузьма́ (Kuzʹmá, “Kuzma, male name”) or a dog's name. Possibly implying that little puppy Kuzka's mother is a big and vicious dog. * The possessive form ку́зькин (kúzʹkin) is normally in lower case because it is a set expression.