pategen quyğança, qabınırğa

/pateɡen qujʁantʃa, qabɯnɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to catch fire as though kerosene had been poured on

Intended meaning

To lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
  • Kütü qızını alayda çibiji otda küe turğan jüregi, pategen quyğança, jaŋı küç bla qabındı.Kyutyu's daughter's heart, smouldering there in a pepper fire, blazed up with new force, as though kerosene had been poured on it.

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