live wire
English
Noun
live wire (plural live wires)
- (electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
- 2006, "Two boys electrocuted," The Hindu (India), 27 Sep. (retrieved 24 Dec. 2008):
- Two boys got electrocuted when a live wire fell on the auto-rickshaw in which they were sitting.
- 2006, "Two boys electrocuted," The Hindu (India), 27 Sep. (retrieved 24 Dec. 2008):
- (idiomatic) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
- 1927, "Will Not Go," Time, 19 Dec.:
- Mr. Black is a kindly, gentle, fine individual, but as a leader, an up-to-date fellow, a go-getter—why he just doesn't know the first thing about it. . . . In a growing community like Douglaston we need a live wire.
- 2007, Charlaine Harris, Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, →ISBN, p. 95:
- She was irresistible—a laughing, chattering live wire, never at a loss for a word.
- 1927, "Will Not Go," Time, 19 Dec.:
Synonyms
- (energetic, alert, or vivacious person): go-getter, life of the party, self-starter
Translations
idiom for a vivacious person
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References
- "live wire" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.
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