/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Flare-up
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A sudden outburst of anger; a gas-jet or other ignitible body flares up when lighted with a sudden blaze.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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