quyruğu bla ot salırğa
/qujruʁu bla ot salɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to set fire with one's tail
Intended meaning
To make mischief that disrupts an undertaking and gets in its way.
- Tözersiz kelin sıy bermegenlikge, ne madarığız bardı... – dep, qaysı ese da tülkülenib, quyruğu bla ot salırğa izledi."You'll just put up with the bride showing you no respect — what choice do you have..." — so said someone or other, playing the fox, trying to stir up trouble.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 330