light the touch-paper (English, verb)
expansion: light the touch-paper (third-person singular simple present lights the touch-paper, present participle lighting the touch-paper, simple past and past participle lit the touch-paper or lighted the touch-paper)
Senses:
glosses: To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: lights the touch-paper
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lighting the touch-paper
tags: participle
present
form: lit the touch-paper
tags: participle
past
form: lit the touch-paper
tags: past
form: lighted the touch-paper
tags: participle
past
form: lighted the touch-paper
tags: past
form: light the blue touchpaper
tags: alternative