powder barrel
Example Sentences
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He fell in love with the wife of one of Napoleon's leading officials, imagined that that old black magic was enchanting his inamorata, that "she looked at me as though I were a powder barrel."
From Time Magazine Archive
But ... the mere mention of the strategic question worked like a spark in a powder barrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
I think," pursued Fenton, "it's not unlike inserting a match into a powder barrel.
From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret
Rooke"—reflectively—"always reminds me somewhat of a powder barrel.
From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret
Galusha, listening to his cousin's stories and jokes, had almost forgotten his powder barrel.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
