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单词 light a fire under someone
释义

light a fire undersomeone

idiom
mainlyUS
to make someoneactquicklyorforcefully,especiallysomeone who has not been doing enough before:
Thecoachtriedtolightafireunder theteamin his halftimespeech.
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(Definition oflight a fire under someonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

light a fire under someone| American Dictionary

light a fire undersomeone

idiom
to get someone toactquicklyorforcefully,esp. someone who has not been doing enough before:
Coachtriedto light afireunder theteamin his halftimespeech.
(Definition oflight a fire under someonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/light-a-fire-under##
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