toŋuznu qulağına ot salğança

/toŋuznu qulaʁɯna ot salʁantʃa/

Literal translation

as if fire had been set to a pig's ear

To rob someone of their peace of mind by alarming or agitating them, leaving them unable to settle; to land someone in distress.

Qızğa tıyın tonnu haparın eşitdirib, toŋuznu qulağına ot salğanlay etib ketgense, Ahmat, – dedi keleçi tişirıw."You let the girl hear talk of a squirrel-fur coat and went off having set fire to the pig's ear, Ahmat," said the matchmaker woman.

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