Topic: Fire

Question 1

FIRE

Answer 1

(n) Flames
- light a fire in the fireplace (cooking)
- on fire
(n) (c2) the shooting of guns or other weapons
- to cease fire (=stop shooting)
- to open fire (=start shooting)
(n) strong emotion
(v) shoot
- he fired his gun into the air
(v) remove from a job
- she was fired for stealing from her employer
=> fire sb for sth
=> be fired from sth
(v)(c2) to cause a strong emotion in s.o
- she’s all fired up (=excited) about going to college
(v) heat

Question 2

burn the midnight oil

Answer 2

(c2 - idiom)

to work late into the night

Question 3

old flame (n)

Answer 3

a person that you loved or had a sexual relationship with in the past

Question 4

burn the candle at both ends

Answer 4

(idiom)

to work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night and so get very little rest

Question 5

set fire to sth/sb

Answer 5

(c2 - phrasal verb)
to cause something or someone to start burning

ex: The protesters set fire to several vehicles

Question 6

be firing on all cylinders

Answer 6

(idiom)
to be operating as powerfully and effectively as possible

ex: Dawson will be firing on all cylinders after two months of fitness training

Question 7

in (on) the firing line

Answer 7

(idiom)
likely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of

ex: He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks

Question 8

fire sth off

Answer 8

(phrasal verb)
to fire a shot from a gun

ex: They fired off several shots to frighten us

Question 9

fire off something

Answer 9

(phrasal verb)
to write something quickly, esp. when you are angry

ex: He fired off an e-mail to one of his aides

Question 10

fire sth up

Answer 10

(phrasal verb)
to start a machine or computer program

ex: The old plane was firing up its engines

Question 11

fire sb up

Answer 11

(phrasal verb)
to make someone become excited or angry

ex: We had an argument about it and she got all fired up

Question 12

fire in your belly

Answer 12

(idiom)
a strong determination to succeed

ex: Neither of the candidates has a fire in his belly, so it’s hard to get excited about them

Question 13

fire away

Answer 13

(phrasal verb)
used to tell someone they may begin asking questions

ex: So if anybody has any questions, please fire away

Question 14

fire back (at sb)

Answer 14

( phrasal verb)
to quickly react to something that has been said or done

ex: He fired back a letter that said he wasn’t going to negotiate with the firm

Question 15

fire a (warning) shot across sb’s bow

Answer 15

(idiom - formal)
to do something in order to warn someone that you will take strong action if that person does not change their behaviour

ex: Airline employees have fired a warning shot across the company’s bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.

Question 16

fire alarm

Answer 16

(noun)
a device such as a bell or siren that warns the people in a building that the building is on fire

ex: If the fire alarm goes off (= starts making a sound), leave the building calmly.

Question 17

fire and brimstone

Answer 17

(idiomatic expression)
used to mean the threat of Hell or damnation
(= punishment that lasts for ever) after death:

ex: The preacher’s sermon was full of fire and brimstone.

Question 18

burned out

Answer 18

(adjective)
A burned out building or vehicle has been badly damaged by fire:

ex: After the fire the factory was completely burned out.
[ before noun ] a burned-out house

ill or very tired from working too hard

Question 19

play with fire

Answer 19

(idiom)

to act in a way that is very dangerous and to take risks

Question 20

blaze (v)

Answer 20

-verb-
to burn brightly and strongly

ex: The sun was blazing down that afternoon.

Question 21

blaze (n)

Answer 21

a large, strong fire:

ex: Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze.