janŋan otha jaw quyarğa
/dʒanŋan otxa dʒaw qujarʁa/
Literal translation
to pour oil on a burning fire
Intended meaning
To make a quarrel or dispute flare up worse; to stir up an already heated situation instead of calming it.
- Janŋan otha jaw quymay, bir birge tözümlügübüz, keçimligibiz bolurça eterge kerekbiz.Rather than pouring oil on a burning fire, we must act so that we have patience and forgiveness toward one another.
- Janŋan otha pategen sepgença etdiŋ,— dep tırman etdi Aminat qızına."You acted as if you had sprinkled kerosene on a burning fire," Aminat scolded her daughter.
Variants
- janŋan otha pategen quyarğa
- janŋan otha jaw seberge
- janŋan otha pategen seberge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 177
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 80
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 287