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- [pley with, with fahyuh r]
- /pleɪ wɪθ, wɪð faɪər/
- /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pley with, with fahyuh r]
- /pleɪ wɪθ, wɪð faɪər/
Definitions of play with fire words
- noun play with fire a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 1
- noun play with fire a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 1
- noun play with fire the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. 1
- noun play with fire heat used for cooking, especially the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. 1
- noun play with fire Greek fire. 1
- noun play with fire flashing light; luminous appearance. 1
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Origin of play with fire
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English fȳr; cognate with Old Norse fūrr, German Feuer, Greek pŷr (see pyro-); (v.) Middle English firen to kindle, inflame, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Play with fire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
play with fire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
play with fire usage trend in Literature
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verb play with fire
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- go out on a limb — say sth daring
- hang by a thread — (Idiomatic) To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.
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