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slow burn

Meaning: To be quietly angry.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

More idioms — Daily Life

  • slow off the mark — Slow [or quick] to understand a situation.
  • sour grapes — A situation where a person criticizes something or someone out of jealousy.
  • speak one's mind — To tell someone how one feels or what one thinks.
  • speak one's piece — To tell someone how one feels or what one thinks.
  • spitting image — An exact likeness.
  • split hairs — To argue about some detail that is not important.

More English idioms

  • snowball's chance in hell — No chance at all.
  • sow one's wild oats — To do foolish or wild things, usually as a youth.
  • speak of the devil — An expression used when someone who is being talked about has just appeared.
  • spring something on someone — To surprise someone with something.
  • on the spur of the moment — Suddenly or spontaneously; without advance planning.
  • square deal — A fair arrangement, fair treatment, or a fair price.

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