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

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