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10 lug 2011 · York, England. English - British. Jul 10, 2011. #7. We usually use the idiom in the negative e.g. he´ll never set the Thames on fire, meaning he will never achieve anything out of the ordinary, never make a name for himself. If someone did manage to set the Thames on fire, then it would be headlines in the paper and people would remember you.
His character in particular represents what ‘Set the Thames on Fire’ is all about – extravagant and often hilarious superficiality hiding a pure, terminal melancholy. To say this film is merely a ‘great experience’ is difficult, because the heart of it is difficult to pinpoint.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English set the Thames on fire set the Thames on fire [usually in negatives] British English old-fash to achieve something unusually good or interesting, which makes people notice you Phil was making a living as a writer, but nothing to set the Thames on fire. → Thames, the
Locution verbale [ modifier le wikicode] set the Thames on fire \ Prononciation ? \ (se conjugue comme le verbe set ) ( Idiotisme) Accomplir quelque chose d’ impressionnant . The baronet will never set the Thames on fire, but there seems no harm in him. — (Jane Austen, Persuasion, Borders Classics 2007, page 27, 1816)
11 mag 2010 · 提交你的译本，来看看详尽的正确答案和解析吧！. 【关键词】set the Thames on fire. 【误译】那个水手工作很积极，但是他不会放火烧泰晤士河。. 【原意】那个水手工作很积极，但他不会有什么惊人之举. 【说明】set the Thames on fire 为英国俗语，意为“作惊人之举 ...
Cast completo Set the Thames on Fire (2015) | Guarda l'elenco di attori e registi del film diretto da Ben Charles Edwards con Sadie Frost, Noel Fielding, Lily Loveless, Sally Phillips
Set the Thames on Fire is a visually stunning and deeply thought-provoking post-apocalyptic film set in a dystopian London. Released in 2015, the film stars Noel Fielding, Sadie Frost, and Sally Phillips, among other talented actors, as they explore a crumbling world where the rich live in towering skyscrapers while the rest of society lives in extreme poverty and desperation.
