յուղ վառել

յուղ վառել

Armenian

Etymology

Literally, "to burn oil".

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [juʁ vɑˈrɛl]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [juʁ vɑˈɾɛl]

Verb

յուղ վառել • (yuł vaṙel)

1. (idiomatic, slang) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush

   Synonym: ջուր ծեծել (ǰur cecel)

Further reading

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