otha jaw quyarğa
/otxa dʒaw qujarʁa/
Literal translation
to pour fat on the fire
Intended meaning
To make an argument or affair flare up even more; to aggravate an already heated situation.
- Ol zamanda anı tıyğan tınç tüyüldü, erini ariw aythanı otha jaw quyğança boladı.At such a time it is not easy to restrain her; her husband's gentle words are like pouring fat on the fire.
Variants
- otha pategen quyarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 381