add fuel to fire »
To inflame a situation, to make a situation worse.
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add fuel to the fire »
To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
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all fired up »
Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.
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baptism by fire »
A change in initial attitude or ideals through a traumatic situation.
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baptism by fire »
A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.
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baptism by fire »
A trying ordeal that was not experienced before.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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bulletproof »
Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
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burn up »
To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
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catch fire »
Become engulfed with flames.
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cease fire »
truce
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clay »
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
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company »
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
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company »
It took six companies to put out the fire.
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damp squib »
A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.
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