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ESLPod_0630_WE_0935 Making a Medical Diagnosis In this podcast, the phrase "to flare up" means for a disease to become worse, often with no warning: "Jerry's arthritis flares up in cold, wet weather." The phrase "to flare up" also means for people to suddenly become angry or upset, or for a situation to become worse: "Tensions between the two countries flared up when a hospital was bombed accidentally." The phrase can also mean for a fire to burn more brightly: "The campfire flared up in the wind." When pants or skirts "flare out," it means that they become much wider at the bottom: "I like the way this skirt flares out around the knees." Finally, when someone's "nostrils flare," it means that the openings at the end of the nose become wider, usually because one is angry: "When Lawry is mad, his face turns red and his nostrils flare."

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ESLPod 630 to flare up Health + Medicine

Id	ESLPod_0630_WE_0935
Episode Id	ESLPod 630
Episode Title	Making a Medical Diagnosis
Phrase	to flare up
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to flare up" means for a disease to become worse, often with no warning: "Jerry's arthritis flares up in cold, wet weather." The phrase "to flare up" also means for people to suddenly become angry or upset, or for a situation to become worse: "Tensions between the two countries flared up when a hospital was bombed accidentally." The phrase can also mean for a fire to burn more brightly: "The campfire flared up in the wind." When pants or skirts "flare out," it means that they become much wider at the bottom: "I like the way this skirt flares out around the knees." Finally, when someone's "nostrils flare," it means that the openings at the end of the nose become wider, usually because one is angry: "When Lawry is mad, his face turns red and his nostrils flare."
Topics	Health + Medicine

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