Blow out
Blow out verb - Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.
Light
Light verb - Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.
Both terms in one sentence
- But his dumbest move by far was when he just happened to randomly sneeze and blow out the match the heroes were using to light a dark room.
Source: The Load / Literature -
The image of a lighted candle representing a person's life and life-span is certainly a common one in German-speaking countries; there is even the colloquial expression jemandem das Lebenslicht auspusten "to blow out someone's life-light".
Source: Death's Hourglass
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