单词 | to blow the fire |
释义 | > as lemmasto blow the fire b. figurative. to blow the fire: to stir up or promote strife; to fan the flame of discord. Cf. to blow the coals at coal n. Phrases 3a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > be in dissension or at variance [verb (intransitive)] > cause dissension to make strife1303 to make the feathers flyc1430 to stir the coals1539 to make mischiefc1572 to blow the bellows1590 to blow the fire1670 to stir the pot1826 to stir (also rouse) the possum1900 to mix it1950 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. vii. 309 The Chancellor..had also help'd to blow the fire. < as lemmas |
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