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play with fireCommit one's self to do something extraordinary, dangerous, illegal, actions taken, lacking good judgement.Rate it:

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play with fireTo put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.Rate it:

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pôr lenha na fogueirato add fuel to fireRate it:

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pour fuel on the fireSynonym of add fuel to the fireRate it:

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pour gasoline on the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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prendre un air de feuTo go near the fire for a few minutes to warm oneself.Rate it:

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preparar, apontar, fogoready, aim, fireRate it:

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pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicareto fight for hearth and home.Rate it:

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proeliis secundis utito fight successfully.Rate it:

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proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedereto be defeated in fight, lose the battle.Rate it:

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proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)to fight a decisive battle.Rate it:

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proelium deserereto give up the fight.Rate it:

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proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:

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proelium facere secundumto fight successfully.Rate it:

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proelium renovare, redintegrareto begin the fight again.Rate it:

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pugnam navalem facereto fight a battle at sea.Rate it:

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pull out of the fireTo save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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pull the triggerTo fire a gun.Rate it:

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punch upto fightRate it:

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put out a fireUsed other than as an idiom: put out a fire.Rate it:

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put out a fireTo address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.Rate it:

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put upTo present, especially in "put up a fight".Rate it:

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put up one's dukesPrepare to fight; literally, to raise your fists.Rate it:

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quick-fireHaving one thing coming rapidly after another.Rate it:

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rari dispersique pugnare (B. C. 1. 44)to fight in skirmishing order.Rate it:

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rediscover fireTo relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.Rate it:

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rem (bene, male) gerere (vid. sect. XII. 2, note rem gerere...)to win, lose a fight (of the commander).Rate it:

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res ad triarios redit (Liv. 8. 8)the triarii must now fight (proverbially = we are reduced to extremities).Rate it:

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se mettre en pourpointTo be ready to fight; To roll up one’s sleeves.Rate it:

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serve noticeTo fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association.Rate it:

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set one's hair on fireTo become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.Rate it:

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set the thames on fireTo achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.Rate it:

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set the world on firehave sensational successRate it:

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shoot upTo fire many bullets at.Rate it:

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shots firedUsed as an indication of or response to an insult, often to the point of starting a fight or argument.Rate it:

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slug it outTo have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square upTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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step toTo challenge, confront or fight.Rate it:

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stick to one's gunsTo persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire.Rate it:

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sucker punchA disabling punch targeting a place which is not normally acceptable in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head.Rate it:

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take it outsideTo take a fight to a more violent level, especially by moving it to an outside place.Rate it:

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take onTo attempt to fight or compete.Rate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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that cock won't fightSynonym of that dog won't huntRate it:

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the feathers flyAn argument or fight is instigated.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnaceEven if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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