Stir+a+fire
1you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire — 1803 C. DIBDIN Professional Life I. p. xi. It is a well meant saying, that you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire; or, in other words, before you venture at too much familiarity. 1904 V. S. LEAN Collectanea IV. 204 You may… …
2Stir — Stir, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st[ o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.] 1. To change the place of in any… …
3fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …
4stir — I. verb (stirred; stirring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German stōren to scatter Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of b. to… …
5fire — see fire is a good servant but a bad master the same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg a burnt child dreads the fire dirty water will quench fire fight fire with fire you should know a man seven years before you stir hi …
6fire hook — noun fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire • Syn: ↑poker, ↑stove poker, ↑salamander • Derivationally related forms: ↑poke (for: ↑poker) …
7stir — see the more you stir it the worse it stinks you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire …
8stir — [n] commotion, excitement activity, ado, agitation, backwash*, bustle, din, disorder, disquiet, disturbance, ferment, flap*, flurry, furor, fuss, movement, pandemonium, pother, racket, row, scene, to do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl,… …
9Stir frying — (爆 bào) in the wok Stir frying is an umbrella term used to describe two Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok: chǎo (炒) and bào (爆). The term stir fry was introduced into the English language by B …
10Stir It Up (Bob-Marley-Lied) — Stir It Up (zu deutsch etwa Rühr es um oder Koch es auf ) ist ein von Bob Marley komponierter Song, der erstmals 1972 auf dem Album I Can See Clearly Now des US Amerikaners Johnny Nash veröffentlicht wurde. 1973 wurde das Stück auf dem… …
