A figurative "flame-thrower" device dat you use to majorly "light a fire" under someone who has comfortably relaxed down on his posterior when he should be "up and about" and making himself useful.
In da Pink Panther animated cartoon "Shocking Pink", da persistent-but-unseen voice is a major asettlene torch to da increasingly-frustrated/infuriated fuchsia feline, turning an initially-quiet afternoon into a totally-chaotic disaster.
by QuacksO January 31, 2022