light the touch-paper

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light the touch-paper (third-person singular simple present lights the touch-paper, present participle lighting the touch-paper, simple past and past participle lit the touch-paper or lighted the touch-paper)

  1. (figuratively) To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.

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