a burnt child dreads the fire
A person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.
Fire · Lửa 193
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add fuel to the fire
Euphemism for to make a situation worse.
ash cash
The fees claimed by a medical practitioner for completing forms required for cremation of a body.
binh lửa
(noun) wars; military conflicts
blow smoke up someone's ass
Synonym of blow smoke.
blue fire
Sensational romanticism.
bôi tro trát trấu
to tarnish; to besmirch
bật lửa
(noun) lighter
chia lửa
(noun) kind of field maneuver used to divert enemy hostile pressure to another area
châm dầu vào lửa
to add more anger to an argument or quarrel
chó sói lửa
(noun) dhole (Cuon alpinus)
chịu lửa
(adjective) refractory; resistant (especially to fire)
củi lửa
(noun) firewood
devil smoke
Crack cocaine.
dumpster fire
A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
dầu lửa
(noun) synonym of dầu hoả (“kerosene”)
fight fire with fire
Use tactics of the opponent to respond.
fire
Term used to describe that something is impressive, good, or cool.
fire away
To begin shooting at an enemy.
fire in the hole
A generalized warning that something is about to happen.
fire off
To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.
fire out
To shoot out.
flame out
To become suddenly angry; to break out into indignation or similar emotion; to flare up.
flash the ash
To give somebody a cigarette.
fresh fucked fox in a forest fire
Something which is extremely hot, in any sense.
get on like a house on fire
To immediately start a good relationship with someone.
gắp lửa bỏ tay người
to pass the buck; to weasel out; to slander
hét ra lửa
(verb) to scream fire
khói
(noun) smoke
khói bụi
(noun) dust; smog
khói lửa
(noun) smoke and fire
không có lửa làm sao có khói
without fire, how is there smoke?
không có lửa sao có khói
"There is no effect without some cause." or "It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it.".
kick the tires and light the fires
To take off.
kiến lửa
(noun) a fire ant
light someone's fire
To excite or arouse someone; to turn someone on.
like a moth to the flame
Inescapably allured by something harmful.
lưới lửa
(noun) barrage, curtain of fire
lửa
(noun) fire (chemical reaction)
lửa gần rơm lâu ngày cũng bén
Two people kept close together will eventually develop feelings — proximity kindles attraction.
lửa lòng
(noun) lust; violent desire
lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức
fire tests gold, hardship tests strength
lửa trại
(noun) a campfire
máu lửa
(noun) the brutality of war
no smoke without fire
Gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact.
núi lửa
(noun) volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)
nước tro
(noun) lye water
pop smoke
To call for air extract with a smoke grenade.
ready, fire, aim
Used as a reminder that prompt action is often better than thoroughly planned action, especially in business.
shit fire and save matches
An exclamation of surprise.
smoke around
To give off smoke or steam; to be smoking.
smoke eater
A firefighter.
smoke show
An extremely attractive-looking person.
smoke someone's pole
To perform fellatio on someone.
smoke up
To fill with smoke.
smoke wagon
A vehicle that generates smoke; specifically, an automobile or a train.
smoke wrench
A blowtorch, usually an acetylene torch.
súng phun lửa
(noun) flamethrower
throw smoke
To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
thịt lợn muối xông khói
(noun) bacon
thịt xông khói
bacon; smoked meat
trash fire
Something which is very poorly done; a mess or fiasco.
tro
(noun) ash (solid remains of a fire)
tro tàn
(noun) ash; charcoal dust; charred remains
tàu lửa
(noun) train
tên lửa
(noun) a rocket
tường lửa
(noun) firewall
where there's smoke, there's fire
If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
white smoke
The drug methamphetamine.
xe lửa
A train — the Southern word; Northerners say tàu hoả.
xông khói
smoked; to smoke
you don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire
Alternative form of you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire.
đá lửa
(noun) flint
đổ dầu vào lửa
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, oil, fire.
đổ thêm dầu vào lửa
to add insult to injury; literally "to add kerosene to fire"
ống khói
(noun) chimney
a dropping fire
An irregular fusillade from small-arms, machine guns, etc.
a soft fire makes sweet malt
Too much hurry or precipitation spoils work, just as too fierce a fire would burn the malt and destroy its sweetness. "Soft and fair goes far," "the more haste the less speed" are sayings of similar meaning.
Ash Wednesday
The first Wednesday in Lent, so called from an ancient Roman Catholic custom of sprinkling on the heads of penitents who had confessed that day the ashes of the palms that were consecrated on the previous Palm Sunday which themselves had been consecrated at the altar. The custom, it is said, was introduced by Gregory the Great.
ball of fire
Someone or something full of energy and enthusiasm
between two fires
Between two dangers. Troops caught between fire from opposite sides.
cape smoke
A cheap and villainous kind of whisky sold in South Africa.
catch fire
become suddenly popular or successful
clash of the ash
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
có lửa thì sẽ có khói
Where there's a problem, there's usually a sign of it
do not add oil to the fire
Avoid making a bad situation worse
do not put too many irons in the fire
Avoid taking on too many tasks at once
Don't have too many irons in the fire. (16th century) (Citatboken)
Avoid taking on too many tasks or projects at once
draw fire
to attract criticism or attention
dầu sôi lửa bỏng
In a state of intense anger or fury
end in smoke
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
escape fire
to narrowly avoid a dangerous or difficult situation
fan the flames
to make a situation or feeling worse by adding to it
feed the fire
to add fuel to a situation, making it more intense or extreme
field of fire
(Mil.). That part of the terrain before infantry or machine guns which their weapons can coyer — i.e. which is not inter- rupted by woods, buildings, or the contours of the ground.
fight fires
Deal with urgent problems as they arise
fire and brimstone
Intensely angry or severe criticism
fire and forget
Launch or initiate something and then leave it to proceed on its own
fire and fury
Intense anger or violence
fire and ice
Two things that are opposing or contradictory
fire and sword
Rapine and destruction perpetrated by an invading army. Poke not fire with a sword. This was a precept of Pythagoras, meaning add not fuel to fire, or do not irritate an angry man by sharp words which will only increase his rage. (See lamblichus: Protreptics, symbol ix.
fire drill
A practice exercise to prepare for an emergency
fire hose
A large amount of information given all at once
fire hunting
An American term for hunting at night with the aid of fire-pans, or links.
fire in the belly
Strong enthusiasm and motivation
fire new
Shakespeare, in Love's Labour Lost, i, 1, says, "A man of fire-new words." And again in Twelfth Night, ni, 2, "Fire-new from the mint"; and again in King Lear, v, 3, "Fire-new fortune" ; and again m Richard ///, i, 3, "Your fire-new stamp of honour is scarce current." Originally applied to metals and things manufactured in metal which shine. Subsequently applied generally to things quite new.
fire on all cylinders
To function or perform at maximum capacity or efficiency
fire priggers
Villains who rob at fires under pretence of assisting in removing the goods.
fire raiser
One guilty of arson for profit, usually to collect insurance money.
fire sale
A sale of goods at very low prices, typically due to urgent circumstances
fire ship
A wench who has the venereal disease.
fire shovel
He or she when young, was fed with a fire shovel; a saying of persons with wide mouths.
fire the starting gun
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fire up
To ignite.
fire, quoth the fox, when he pissed on the ice
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
flame up
to suddenly become angry or excited
go down in flames
Fail completely and dramatically
go up in flames
To fail or be destroyed completely and suddenly
go up in smoke
To fail or be destroyed, often suddenly or completely
great balls of fire
An expression of great excitement or shock
Greek fire
A combustible composition used for setting fire to an enemy's ships, fortifica- tions, etc., of nitre, sulphur, and naphtha. Tow steeped in the mixture was hurled in a blazing state through tubes, or tied to arrows. The invention is ascribed to Callinicos, of Heliop- olis, A.D. 668, and it was used by the Greeks at Constantinople.
gần lửa rát mặt
To be affected by someone else's wrongdoing
hell fire dick
The Cambridge driver of the Telegraph. The favorite companion of the University fashionables, and the only tutor to whose precepts they attend.
hire and fire
Have complete control over employing and dismissing staff
hold one's fire
to wait or refrain from acting or reacting
hold someone's feet to the fire
To force someone to take responsibility or action
holy fire
strong enthusiasm or passion
holy smoke
an expression of surprise or shock
hot as fire
Very hot
if you play with fire, you will get burned
Taking risks will likely result in harm or negative consequences
irons in the fire
Having multiple projects or tasks underway at the same time
keep the home fires burning
To maintain a stable home life while someone is away
Kentish Fire
Rapturous applause, or three times three and one more. The expression originated with the protracted cheers given in Kent to the No-Popery orators in 1828-29. Lord Winchilsea, who proposed the health of the Earl of Roden on August 15th, 1834, said: "Let it be given with the 'Kentish Fire.
last burst of fire
A final effort or display of energy before something ends
letters of fire and sword
Formerly in Scot- land if a criminal refused to answer his citation, it was accounted treason, and "letters of fire and sword" were sent to the sheriff, author- izing him to use either or both these instru- ments to apprehend the contumacious party.
light a fire under
to motivate or prompt someone to take action
line of fire
A situation of intense criticism or attack
more fire in the bed-straw
More mischief brewing. A relic of the times when straw was used for beds.
no fire without some smoke
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
no smoke without fire
To every scandal there is some foundation. Every effect is the result of some cause.
nước xa không cứu được lửa gần
Distant help is useless in an emergency
old flame
A former romantic partner
on fire
Performing exceptionally well
open fire
to start shooting or attacking
out of the frying pan and into the fire
To move from a bad situation to a worse one
out of the frying pan, into the fire
To move from a bad situation to an even worse one
pass the bottle of smoke
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
play with fire
To take a risk that could have dangerous consequences
pour fuel on the fire
To make a bad situation worse by adding to the anger or excitement
pour gasoline on the fire
to make a bad situation worse
promethean fire
The vital principle ; the fire with which Prometheus quickened into life his clay images.
pull out of the fire
To save someone from a difficult or dangerous situation
put one's finger in the fire
to take a great risk or danger
put out a fire
To stop a problem or argument from getting worse
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Accept that fact or decision
rain fire and brimstone
To strongly condemn or punish someone
rediscover fire
to reinvent something that already exists
set one's hair on fire
to take drastic or extreme action
set the Thames on fire
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
set the world on fire
To achieve great success or cause a sensation
shout fire in a crowded theater
To say something that could cause panic or harm to others
smoke
London. From the peculiar dense cloud which overhangs London. The metropolis is by no means so smoky as Sheffield, Birmingham, &c.; yet country-people, when going to London, frequently say they are on their way to the SMOKE; and Londoners, when leaving for the country, say they are going out of the SMOKE.
smoke and joke
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
smoke and mirrors
Deception.
smoke like a chimney
to smoke a lot of cigarettes
smoke one's own dope
To believe one's own propaganda or hype
smoke out
to force someone to reveal their position or intentions
smoke pole
A firearm.
smoke signal
A signal or message that is vague or indirect
smoke the whole pack
To do something thoroughly or completely
spit fire
to speak or perform with great energy and passion
stand fire
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
take fire
to become popular or successful
the burnt child dreads the fire
Once caught, twice shy. "What! wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
the fat is in the fire
A situation has been made worse or more complicated
the fat is in the fire
Something has been let out inadvertently which will cause a "regular flare up"; it's all over, all's up with it. The allusion is to frying; if the grease is spilt into the fire, the coals smoke and blaze so as to spoil the food.
There is no smoke without fire
A problem or issue is likely to exist if there are signs or rumors of it
There is no smoke without fire. (15th century, Citatboken)
A rumor or suspicion usually has some basis in fact
thiết bị báo khói
smoke alarm
tire fire
A chaotic and disastrous situation
to end in smoke
To come to no practical result. The allusion is to kindling, which smokes, but will not light a fire.
to fire up
To become indignantly angry; to flare up, get unduly and suddenly excited.
to hang fire
To fail in an expected result. The allusion is to a gun or pistol which fails to go off.
To set the Thames on fire
See THAMES. We do not fire first, gentlemen. According to tradition this very chivalrous reply was made to Lord Charles Hay (in command of the Guards) at the opening of the battle of Fontenoy (1745) by the French Marquis d'Auteroche after the former had advanced from the British lines and invited the French commander to order his men to fire.
to smoke
To observe, to suspect.
to smoke the pipe of peace
See CALUMET. Snack (a variant ofsnatcfi).
too many irons in the fire
More affairs in hand than you can properly attend to. The allusion is to a smithy where the smith has a number of irons heating to red heat.
trial by fire
A difficult test or challenge that proves one's abilities
tắt lửa tối đèn
To stop or give up doing something
where's the fire
to hurry or rush unnecessarily
wild fire
A very old English description of a composition of inflammable materials that catch fire quickly. It is now used figura- tively in the phrase To catch like wildfire, to take on with the public instantaneously.
zeal without knowledge is fire without light
Enthusiasm without understanding is useless and potentially harmful
Đôi ta như lửa mới nhen
A new and budding romance