spark Idiome
spark off
1. cause sth.to erupt or explode 点爆
Just one match sparked off a terrible forest fire.仅仅一根火柴就引起了一场可怕的森林火灾。
2. be the immediate cause of sth.violent or frightening导致;为…直接原因
I have no idea what sparked their quarrel off this time.我不知道这次又是什么引起了他们之间的争吵。
The management's attitude may spark off a series of strikes.厂方的态度可能会引起一系列的罢工。
His proposal sparked off a heated debate,他的建议引起了一场激烈的辩论。
make the sparks fly
make the sparks fly Start a fight or argument, as in
If Mary finds out he went to the races without her, that will make the sparks fly. In this idiom, the small particles of a fire called
sparks are transferred to an inflammatory situation. [Early 1900s]
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make the sparks fly.