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Meaning of light the blue touchpaper | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of light the touch-paper.

idiomatic

Examples

“Sterling lit the blue touchpaper on a thunderous atmosphere when he curled in a precision finish⟳ from the edge of the area after only four minutes, but Spurs responded with a double⟳ from Son Heung-min as he took advantage of errors by Aymeric Laporte.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

light the touch-paper light the touchpaper light up light up a room light up like a Christmas tree light upon

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