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    live wire

    US /lɪv ˈwaɪɚ/

    ・

    UK /lɪv ˈwaɪə/

    B2
    idm.A very energetic and lively person.
    She is a live wire, always full of energy and ideas.

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    2444 - Grammar That Breaks the Rules Part 1 Adjectives That End in “LY”

    16:252444 - Grammar That Breaks the Rules Part 1 Adjectives That End in “LY”
    • Um, and often we'll say like a live wire.

      Um, and often we'll say like a live wire.

    • And often we'll say like a live wire.

      And often we'll say like a live wire.

    A2

    Trump's Road to the White House (full film) | FRONTLINE

    54:50Trump's Road to the White House (full film) | FRONTLINE
    • On the other hand, he's so much more of a live wire that, by contrast, she seems overly programmed.

      On the other hand, he's so much more of a live wire that, by contrast, she seems overly programmed.

    • On the other hand, he's so much more of a live wire,

      On the other hand, he's so much more of a live wire,

    B1

    How I Ended up on Interpol’s Most Wanted List | Fakes, Frauds & Scammers

    05:24How I Ended up on Interpol’s Most Wanted List | Fakes, Frauds & Scammers
    • Colin was a live wire.

      Colin was a live wire.

    • Colin was a live wire.

      Colin was a live wire.

    B1

    Our Atmosphere is Escaping!

    02:17Our Atmosphere is Escaping!
    • Charged particles guided by these magnetic fields can simply fly off the weak ends like sparks off a live wire.

      Charged particles guided by these magnetic fields can simply fly off the weak ends like sparks off a live wire.

    B2

    Kristen Stewart Breaks Down Her Career, from Panic Room to Twilight | Vanity Fair

    16:00Kristen Stewart Breaks Down Her Career, from Panic Room to Twilight | Vanity Fair
    • She a real live-wire.

      She a real live-wire.

    • She's a real live wire.

      She's a real live wire.

    A2

    Twisted Metal - Plant Torture (S1E4) | Movieclips

    02:11Twisted Metal - Plant Torture (S1E4) | Movieclips
    • I've heard it's like licking a live wire, or taking an acid shower, or going into cardiac arrest.

      I've heard it's like licking a live wire, or taking an acid shower, or going into cardiac arrest.

    • I've heard it's like licking a live wire or taking an acid shower or going into cardiac arrest.

      I've heard it's like licking a live wire or taking an acid shower or going into cardiac arrest.

    B2

    How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)

    03:15How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)
    • If you're wearing your plastic slippers that isolate you from ground and then touch the live wire, you still feel it, although it's not too bad.

      If you're wearing your plastic slippers that isolate you from ground and then touch the live wire, you still feel it, although it's not too bad.

    • If you're wearing your plastic slippers that isolate you from ground and then touch the live wire, you still feel it, although it's not too bad.

      If you're wearing your plastic slippers that isolate you from ground and then touch the live wire, you still feel it, although it's not too bad.

    A2

    VEGAN 2016 - The Film

    35:04VEGAN 2016 - The Film
    • He's known as the live wire, and it's another electrified performance.

      He's known as the live wire, and it's another electrified performance.

    B2

    How Marlon Brando Changed Acting

    09:58How Marlon Brando Changed Acting
    • After seeing something so true, like this or Brando's live-wire performance in A Streetcar Named Desire, it was hard to watch that traditional kind of acting in the same way,

      After seeing something so true, like this or Brando's live-wire performance in A Streetcar Named Desire, it was hard to watch that traditional kind of acting in the same way,

    B1

    Turning Pro

    32:02Turning Pro
    • Something like, "I traded the morphine sleep of success for the live wire world of the artist." And so that, to me, is like a great Turning Pro moment in a dream.

      Something like, "I traded the morphine sleep of success for the live wire world of the artist." And so that, to me, is like a great Turning Pro moment in a dream.

    A2