"mettre le feu aux poudres" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø o pudʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-mettre le feu aux poudres.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-mettre le feu aux poudres.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to set fire to the powders.” Head templates: {{fr-verb|head=mettre le feu aux poudres}} mettre le feu aux poudres
  1. (figuratively) to spark off a crisis, to spark things off, to stir up a hornets' nest, to light the touch paper Tags: figuratively Related terms: mettre de l’huile sur le feu, donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilière, mettre à feu et à sang
    Sense id: en-mettre_le_feu_aux_poudres-fr-verb-sthzLAxz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "mettre à feu et à sang"
        }
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