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French
FrenchÊtre tout feu tout flamme
Meaning: To be full of ardent enthusiasm.
Literally: To be all fire all flame
Example: “Au début du projet, toute l'équipe était tout feu tout flamme.” — At the start of the project, the whole team was all fired up.
English equivalent: All fired up
Equivalents in other languages
English: all fired up
Origin: The doubling is the point, piling one term of combustion on another. It frequently carries the implication that the blaze will not last.
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