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Sparks

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sparks fly

there is an angry argument Neither actor liked the other, so when they co-starred as lovers in a new movie, sparks flew.

See also: fly, Sparks

sparks fly

if sparks fly between two or more people, they argue angrily They don't have the easiest of relationships and when they get together in a meeting sparks fly.

See also: fly, Sparks

make the sparks fly

Start a fight or argument, as in If Mary finds out he went to the races without her, that will make the sparks fly. In this idiom, the small particles of a fire called sparks are transferred to an inflammatory situation. [Early 1900s]

See also: fly, make, Sparks