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set the Thames on fire
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British English
informal
idiomatic
To do something spectacular, sensational, or extraordinarily successful.
Often used in negative constructions (e.g., 'won't set the Thames on fire') to mean will not achieve anything remarkable.
2.
Global
literary
literal
To cause the surface of the River Thames to appear ablaze, typically as a poetic description of strong light or color reflected on the water.
Examples:
EN:
I set the Thames on fire
ES:
Le prendí fuego al Támesis.
EN:
Solve this case before we set the Thames on fire!
ES:
Resuélvelo antes de que incendiemos algo.
EN:
See also set the Thames on fire.
HI:
अग्नि में समाहित सती को भी देखा है
EN:
except that he does not set the Thames on fire.
HI:
उसको पाना तो मुक्क़दर की लकीरों में नहीं,
HI:
पर उसे तो देवदास से बिना छुए ही
EN:
Hilarion: And they'll set the Thames on fire
HI:
"चिरागों को यूँ ही जलाया करेंगे
HI:
दोनोः यार जलने वालों को जलाएंगे
EN:
She was going to set the Thames on fire.
HI:
वह बर्तनों को आग में पकाने लगा था।
EN:
set the Thames on fire--which those Gentlemen indignantly denied, protesting
HI:
आग लगे उस जवानी को जिसमे - Devotional Quotes
EN:
04. never set the Thames on fire
HI:
मोम को कभी भी आग में न डालें
EN:
He was not going to set the Thames on fire with poetry or anything else.
HI:
उन्हें कवि-सम्मेलन वाले छोड़ते ही नहीं थे.
EN:
never set the Thames on fire
HI:
मोम को कभी भी आग में न डालें
EN:
lowering sun set the Thames on fire.
HI:
आग आँधियों को आयी अब लेकर है,
EN:
He thinks he will set the Thames on fire.
TE:
చంద్రబాబు అగ్నికుల క్షత్రియులను తరిమికొడతా అన్నారు.
EN:
of observation that will set the Thames on fire!
TE:
టాలీవుడ్ నిర్మాతలపై కన్నడ నిర్మాతల ఫైర్. . కారణమేంటంటే!
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