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set the heather on fire
idiomScottish English
to cause a lot of excitement or strong feelings: 做出惊人之事而一举成名
The controversy, which sparked in Scotland, set the heather on fire and quickly spread to the House of Lords.
He didn't exactly set the heather on fire with his brilliance.
The prospect of a game between Dundee United and Dunfermline is hardly going to set the heather on fire, unless you are a devotee of either club.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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absorbed
animate
arouse someone's curiosity
be someone's bagidiom
bedazzle
breathe
interest someone in something
intoxicate
intrigue
occupy
overexcite
stir
stretch
sweep
sweep someone along
talk something up
tantalize
the Thames
thrill
whip
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