spark off

spark something off

1. Lit. to ignite something flammable or explosive. The lightning sparked afire off. The match sparked off a raging inferno.

2. Fig. to cause or start some violent or energetic activity. We were afraid there would be a riot and the speaker nearly sparked it off. The speaker sparked off quite a discussion.

spark off

1. To ignite some fire: Forest rangers think that a cigarette sparked off the blaze. After the fire was extinguished, investigators tried to determine what sparked it off.

2. To set something in motion; trigger something: The assassination sparked off a revolution. Historians disagree about what sparked the riot off.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dilwyn	-	Welsh
Sandhya	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Wolf	WUWLF (English)	German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Frideswide	-	History
Eutimio	-	Spanish, Italian
Petrus	PE-truws (German)	Dutch, German, Biblical Latin