translation help "muddying water"

[Vera Beljakova]

Wherever you go, you muddy the wa
or more contemporarily expressed :

Wherever you go, you muddy the water.
Whatever you do, you create discord.
You're a troublemaker.
You're a sh.t-stirrer.

Vera Beljakova-Miller
Johannesburg


 

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 From:Helen Halva
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 I would suggest something on the order of: 
You always have to stick your nose into everything. 
You always have to make a big deal out of everything. 
You just can't let sleeping dogs lie. 

HH 



Krystyna Steiger wrote: 
> Season's greetings, 
> I was hoping someone could help me translate the following phrase from my P'etsukh text: 
> 
> "� ������ ������ ���� ���� �������" 
> (V kazhdyi gorshok tebe nado pliunut') 
> 
> The person being addressed is an idealist and a bit of a pessimist/alarmist. For instance, when one of his fellow-tenants disappears from their communal apartment, he suspects foul play right off the bat, which prompts the phrase in question from another neighbor. 
> Any ideas would be great. 
> Thanks in advance, 
> Krystyna 
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