make the sparks fly

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Start a fight or argument, as in If Mary finds out he went to the races without her, that will make the sparks fly . In this idiom, the small particles of a fire called sparks are transferred to an inflammatory situation. [Early 1900s]

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April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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