յուղ վառել

Armenian

Etymology

Literally, “to burn oil”.

Pronunciation

Verb

յուղ վառել • (yuġ vaṙel) (traditional orthography spelling իւղ վառել)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush
    Synonym: ջուր ծեծել (ǰur cecel)

Further reading

  • Bediryan, Petros (2011) “յուղ վառել”, in Hayeren darjvackʻneri əndarjak bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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