TOUCH OFF


Meaning of TOUCH OFF in English

{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 English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.