| 单词 | to spread like moorburn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spread like moorburn b. to spread like moorburn: to spread very rapidly. Cf. wildfire n. 5c. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Mure In describing the rapid diffusion of opinion..an allusion is often made to the progress of fire through dry heath; It spreads like mure-burn. 1931 ‘I. Burnett’ Ravens enter House ii. i Indeed, now it seemed they were heading for open war. War—it spread like muirburn. < as lemmas |
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