ayıwnu qulağına ot salğanlay
/ajɯwnu qulaʁɯna ot salʁanlaj/
Literal translation
as if putting fire in a bear's ear
Intended meaning
Said of provoking someone into flaring up and thrashing about at once; like poking a hornet's nest.
- Ollahiy, Çomartbiy, ayıwnu qulağına ot salğanlay etdiŋ.– By God, Chomartbiy, you did it like setting fire to a bear's ear.
Variants
- ayıwnu qulağına ot salğança
- ayıwnu qulağına ot salğan kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 28