Flare up
Flare up verb - To become very angry.
Both terms in one sentence
- Joseph Smith would become mayor and a militia leader sanctioned by the state government, but bloc-voting and rumors of polygamy caused violence to flare up once more.
Source: Useful Notes / Mormonism
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