head fire

English-Turkish Translation

  1. (US) birdenbire etrafı saran ateş
English-Turkish translations from the Atalay Dictionary, First Edition

English Turkish Phrases

heap coals of fire on one's head
fenalığa karşı iyilik yaparak birini utandırmak/mahcup etmek.
Jean Valjean stole the Bishop's silver,
but the Bishop heaped coals of fire on his head by giving silver to him.
heap coals of fire on sb's head
kötülüğe karşı iyilik yaparak karşısındakinde suçluluk duygusu uyandırmak Verb
heap coals of fire on someone's head
kötülüğe iyilikle karşılık vererek utandırmak /vicdan azabı çektirmek.
English-Turkish phrases from Zargan's own database