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Phrase(s): flame with anger [and] flame with resentment; flame with lust; flame with vengeance
Fig. [for someone’s eyes] to "blaze" or seem to communicate a particular quality or excitement, usually a negative feeling. • His eyes flamed with resentment when he heard Sally’s good news. • Her eyes flamed with hatred.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs