英语单词“light the touchpaper”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
light the touchpaper
释义
light the touchpaper
idiom(alsolight the blue touchpaper)to make abadorextremesituationstarthappeningor to make someonereactin anangryorextremeway:Thepresidentwasfearfuloflightingatouchpaperthat couldsparkgreaterunrest.Ittakesa lot tolightthebluetouchpaper, but when Iblow,duck.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesStarting and beginning- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- develop
- export
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- takesomethingup
- the ground floor
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