英语词汇“to light a fire under”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). to light (also occasionally build, set, etc.) a fire under: (originally, chiefly in unsubstantiated stories) to rouse (a mule, horse, or other working animal) into action by lighting a fire beneath its torso; (later chiefly) to motivate to work or act more quickly or enthusiastically; to agitate, animate, or excite; to put pressure on.

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1847 Spirit of Times 23 Jan. 569 You can start him [sc. a horse] if you'll only bring some shavings and kindle a fire under him, as I did.

1904 Era Mag. Aug. 135/1 The story of the old negro who had a newly-painted wagon of which he was very proud. He hitched it to his old mule... The mule balks... So he builds a fire under the mule and the mule moves up four feet and burns the wagon.

1907 Army & Navy Reg. 2 Feb. 5/1 If father is not already busy over that letter I copied and sent him, you ‘build a fire under him’ and see that he goes ahead, instead of backing up.

1983 Social Justice 19 89/2 A couple of us are trying to light a fire under their asses and they say they'll plan something.

2010 Independent 16 Mar. (Life section) 8/2 Their advice was to get the child specialist treatment as soon as possible. ‘That really lit a fire under us,’ says Tamsyn. ‘We realised it was very urgent.’

单词	to light a fire under
释义	> as lemmas to light (also occasionally build, set, etc.) a fire under e. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). to light (also occasionally build, set, etc.) a fire under: (originally, chiefly in unsubstantiated stories) to rouse (a mule, horse, or other working animal) into action by lighting a fire beneath its torso; (later chiefly) to motivate to work or act more quickly or enthusiastically; to agitate, animate, or excite; to put pressure on. ΚΠ 1847 Spirit of Times 23 Jan. 569 You can start him [sc. a horse] if you'll only bring some shavings and kindle a fire under him, as I did. 1904 Era Mag. Aug. 135/1 The story of the old negro who had a newly-painted wagon of which he was very proud. He hitched it to his old mule... The mule balks... So he builds a fire under the mule and the mule moves up four feet and burns the wagon. 1907 Army & Navy Reg. 2 Feb. 5/1 If father is not already busy over that letter I copied and sent him, you ‘build a fire under him’ and see that he goes ahead, instead of backing up. 1983 Social Justice 19 89/2 A couple of us are trying to light a fire under their asses and they say they'll plan something. 2010 Independent 16 Mar. (Life section) 8/2 Their advice was to get the child specialist treatment as soon as possible. ‘That really lit a fire under us,’ says Tamsyn. ‘We realised it was very urgent.’ extracted from firen.int. < as lemmas
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