phrasal verb

Flare up

Letter FInseparable

Flare up

When trouble suddenly appears

Meanings

When trouble suddenly appears (intransitive, International English)

Examples

The argument FLARED UP when he was rude to them.

Related

flare + …Same base verb … + upSame particle

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