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breathe fire

To strongly express one's anger, typically verbally. Unless you want to get yelled at, stay away from the boss today—he's breathing fire over that printing mishap.

breathe fire

be fiercely angry.

The implied comparison in this expression is with a fire-breathing dragon.

See also: breathe, fire

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