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touch off — {v.} 1. To cause to fire or explode by lighting the priming or the fuse. * /The boy touched off a firecracker./ Compare: SET OFF. 2. To start something as if by lighting a fuse. * /The coach s resignation touched off a quarrel./ Compare: SET OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

touch off — {v.} 1. To cause to fire or explode by lighting the priming or the fuse. * /The boy touched off a firecracker./ Compare: SET OFF. 2. To start something as if by lighting a fuse. * /The coach s resignation touched off a quarrel./ Compare: SET OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

touch off — transitive verb Date: circa 1765 1. to describe or characterize with precision 2. a. to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire b. to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity < the verdict touched off local riots > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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Touch My Body — Single par Mariah Carey extrait de l’album E=MC2 Sortie 28 mars 2008 …   Wikipédia en Français

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Touch the Dead — Developer(s) Dream On Studio Publisher(s) Eidos Interactive …   Wikipedia