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• ЗЕМЛЯ ГОРИТ ПОД НОГАМИ чьими, у кого{{}}

[VPsubj; pres or past; fixed WO]

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1. usu. словно (как будто) земля горит под ногами s.o. is compelled to run away from some place or to some place very quickly:

- X убегал, как будто земля горела у него под ногами ≈ X ran off like the wind (like greased lightning).

2. s.o. is in a difficult, dangerous situation: земля горела у X-a под ногами ≈ X was sitting (living) on a volcano; X was in hot water; things were getting hot for X.