"great balls of fire" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Head templates: {{en-interj}} great balls of fire
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, dated) Expressing great surprise. Tags: dated, euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): English minced oaths Synonyms: wow Related terms: ball of fire, good gracious, goodness gracious me, oh my goodness gracious
    Sense id: en-great_balls_of_fire-en-intj-xHr7vUD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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