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Meaning of light the touchpaper | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C1]

Examples

“It was Alexis Mac Allister who lit the touchpaper at the start of the second half, scoring from the penalty spot to cancel out John Stones’s opener for City midway through a first half that the defending champions had shaded.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

light up light up a room light up like a Christmas tree light upon light-finger light-fingered

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