- light a fuse
- mainly journalism
to make a dangerous or angry situation worse
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light a fuse
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light a fuse — mainly journalism phrase to make a dangerous or angry situation worse Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: fuse … Useful english dictionary
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fuse */ — I UK [fjuːz] / US [fjuz] noun [countable] Word forms fuse : singular fuse plural fuses 1) physics a part of a piece of electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 2) a) an object like… … English dictionary
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