ring of fire
Seismic Pacific belt
A ring of fire is a circular pattern of flames, often used literally for a burning circle or figuratively for intense surrounding pressure.
The phrase also names a drinking game where cards are arranged in a ring and each triggers a rule, typically involving alcohol consumption.
Johnny Cash's 1963 song "Ring of Fire" uses the phrase as a metaphor for passionate, consuming love. (Capitalized Ring of Fire usually refers to the Pacific volcanic zone.)
- Man in BlackFigure dressed entirely darkly
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- spicy foodDishes with heat
- hot sauceSpicy liquid condiment
- tectonic platesMobile crustal sections
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- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- eclipseseclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- celestial eventssolar eclipse, lunar eclipse, meteor shower, eclipse, supernova
- fire idiomsfan the flames, spread like wildfire, go up in flames, go up in smoke, up in smoke