| 词汇 | touch off something |
| 释义 | Idiom touch off somethingtouch off (something) to cause something violent or destructive to start.Plans for a new homeless shelter touched off a storm of protest.Windblown wires touched off the blaze.There was a dramatic fall in stock prices, and no one is sure what touched it off. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of touch off (= to cause an old-fashioned gun to fire) |
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