Meaning: aflame 
ə'fleɪm
adj.
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
(one's) old flame Idiom, Proverb
go up in smoke/flames
old flame
flame out
The fire flamed out instantly．火立刻烧了起来。
A beacon flamed out against the night sky．灯塔在夜空下闪闪发光。
2． break out into anger勃然大怒
You need not flame out so much．你不必这样大发雷霆。
His anger flamed out at the sight．见此情景，他勃然大怒。
flame up
The girl was so shy that she would flame up when she saw a stranger．这女孩很害羞，见到陌生人脸就红。
Colour flamed up in her cheeks． 她面颊发红了。
go up in in flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke/in flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
pour oil on the flames
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。
go up in flames
Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smokeTheme: WASTE
to burn up.
• The whole museum went up in flames.
• My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames.
• What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.
fan the flames
Idiom(s): fan the flames (of sth)Theme: WORSEN
to make something more intense; to make a situation worse.
• The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more.
• The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.
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