cease fire

But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?

The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.

Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.

Slowly, slowly, dance classes may cease to be such secret and guilty pleasures in Iran.

Maybe Mary is being more realistic about a second marriage—but is it too much to ask for a little fire?

"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.

She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.

The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.

The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.

But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.