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📖 Определения и значения для слова fire

📒 the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when something burns

  • Most animals are afraid of fire.
  • When did people start to cook with fire?
  • The sky was filled with fire and smoke.

📒 flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.

  • Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).
  • on fire The car was on fire.
  • A candle had set the curtains on fire.

📒 a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room

  • They cook on an open fire.
  • a log/coal/wood fire
  • Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home.

📒 a piece of equipment for heating a room

  • a gas/an electric fire
  • Shall I put the fire on?
  • There's a small gas fire under the mantelpiece.

📒 shots from guns

  • The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
  • under fire Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at).
  • The men were under heavy fire (= being shot at many times).

📒 strong criticism

  • She directed her fire against the new education policy.
  • under fire The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
  • The EU came under fire from the US over its biotech policy.

📒 very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm

  • Her eyes were full of fire.
  • The fire seemed to die in him when his wife died.
  • Something of the old fire had returned to their rivalry.

📒 a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm

📒 a difficult introduction to a new job or activity

📒 to make somebody direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it

📒 to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using

📒 a very strong desire to achieve something

  • You need fire in your belly if you want to make it in the music business.

📒 to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship

📒 to delay or be delayed in taking action

  • The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.

📒 to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful

📒 if something bad is being said about somebody/something, it usually has some truth in it

📒 giving you a painful burning feeling

  • He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.

📒 to be doing really well at something

  • Keep it up. You're on fire!

📒 from a bad situation to one that is worse

📒 to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks

📒 to be very successful and admired by other people

  • He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
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