ball of fire
ball of fire · balls of fire
источник активности, мотор, движущая сила
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A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achievingA person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.
» Do you believe that the universe began as a small ball of fire?
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1 senses(idiomatic)A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.
More definitions
- a highly energetic and indefatigable person
- someone whose career progresses rapidly
Examples
2 sentencesDo you believe that the universe began as a small ball of fire?
Fourteen billion years ago, the universe was a compressed ball of fire.
ruЧетырнадцать миллиардов лет назад Вселенная представляла собой сжатый огненный шар. — carlosalberto
deVor vierzehn Milliarden Jahren war das Universum ein komprimierter Feuerball. — carlosalberto
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: balls of fire| Singular | ball of fire |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a highly energetic and indefatigable person:powerhousehuman dynamofireball
- someone whose career progresses rapidly:go-getterwhizz-kidwhiz-kid
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfireball
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular