put a match to
Example Sentences
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But the botched raid nonetheless put a match to the fuse of the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024
“You don’t put a big log on the fire and put a match to it and expect it to burn — it’s not going to happen. Fires are driven by kindle.”
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018
It was as if someone had put a match to a leaking gas pipe.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Marie was in bed, her mother went to the dining-room, established herself in an armchair, and put a match to the fire.
From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May
As Fanny spoke she knelt down by the guard, put a match to the already well-laid fire, and soon it was crackling and roaring up the chimney.
From Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School by Meade, L. T.
