otha suw quyğança
/otxa suw qujʁantʃa/
Literal translation
as if water were poured on fire
Intended meaning
To have one's cheerful mood suddenly destroyed and turn downcast; said of news or an event that abruptly kills high spirits.
- Ol hapar a [Dadaşnı kelgeni], jana turğan otha suw quyğança, quwançlı dawurnu terk basdı.That news [that Dadash had come], like water poured on a blazing fire, quickly smothered the joyful din.
Variants
- otha suw quyğança bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 381