lamé イディオム
be to blame
bet on a lame rooster
dad-blamed
go up in smoke/flames
lame duck
lay the blame
old flame
shoulder the blame
take the blame
to blame
blame on
Don't blame it on him，but on me．别怪他，怪我。
He blame his failure on the teacher．他把他的失败归咎于老师。
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。
put the blame on
Idiom(s): put the blame on sb/sth AND lay/place the blame on sb/sthTheme: BLAME
to blame someone or something.
• Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.
• We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm.
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.
burst into flames
Idiom(s): burst into flamesTheme: IGNITION
to catch fire suddenly; to ignite all at once.
• Suddenly, the car burst into flames.
• It was so hot in the forest fire that a few trees literally burst into flames.
burn with a low blue flame
Idiom(s): burn with a low blue flameTheme: ANGER
to be very angry. (Refers to the imaginary heat caused by extreme anger.)
• By the time she showed up three hours late, I was burning with a low blue flame.
• Whenever Ann gets mad, she just presses her lips together and burns with a low blue flame.
lay/place the blame on
Idiom(s): put the blame on sb/sth AND lay/place the blame on sb/sthTheme: BLAME
to blame someone or something.
• Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.
• We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm.
add fuel to the flame
Idiom(s): add fuel to the fire AND add fuel to the flameTheme: INCITE
to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse; to make an angry person get even more angry.
• To spank a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.
• Bill was shouting angrily, and Bob tried to get him to stop by laughing at him. Of course, that was just adding fuel to the flame.
A bad workman blames his tools.
Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.An old flame
An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate, relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection.Bad workers always blame their tools
"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.Like a moth to a flame
Something that is like a moth to a flame is attracted to something that is deadly or dangerous.Old flames die hard
It's very difficult to forget old things, especially the first love.Shoot down in flames
If someone demolishes your argument, it (and you) have been shot down in flames.add fuel to the flame|flame|fuel
v. phr. To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. By criticizing his son's girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son's love. Bob was angry with Ted and Ted added fuel to the flame by laughing at him.burst into flames|burst|flames
v. phr. To begin to burn suddenly. The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames.go up in smoke|flames|go|go up in flames|smoke
v. phr. To burn; be destroyed by fire. 1. The house went up in flames. The barn full of hay went up in smoke. 2. Disappear; fail; not come true. Jane's hopes of going to college went up in smoke when her father lost his job. The team's chances to win went up in smoke when their captain was hurt.lame duck|duck|lame
n., informal An elected public official who has been either defeated in a new election or whose term cannot be renewed, but who has a short period of time left in office during which he can still perform certain duties, though with somewhat diminished powers. In the last year of their second terms, American presidents are lame ducks.lay the blame at one's door|blame|door|lay|lay the
v. phr. To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure. The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game.old flame|flame|old
n. phr. An erstwhile lover. Did you know that Meg was one of Howard's old flames?to blame|blame|to
adj. phr. Having done something wrong; to be blamed; responsible. John was to blame for the broken window. The teacher tried to find out who was to blame in the fight.blame
blamesee lay on; to blame, be.
flame
flamesee add fuel to the fire; burst into; fan the flames; go up in flames; shoot down.
to blame, be
to blame, beBe responsible for or guilty of something wrong or bad, as in Obviously the teacher was to blame for the chaos in the classroom, or Mary was not to blame for these errors. [Early 1200s]
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