qızdırğansa da, qızğanma
/qɯzdɯrʁansa da, qɯzʁanma/
Literal translation
you have heated me up, and so I have grown hot
Intended meaning
Said back to someone who has caused one's outburst: the fault lies with whoever provoked the anger, not with the person who lost their temper.
- «Qızdırğansa da, qızğanma», – dep ertte kişi aythanlay, Haji-osman bay qızdırıb jibergen jerine, zabalı sırtha, baradı."You heated me up, and so I grew hot" – as someone said long ago, he goes off to the place Hadji-Osman the bey had angrily sent him, to the Zabaly ridge.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 343
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 175