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Etymology
From the Old Testament, psalm 11:6 (Dštíti bude na bezbožníky uhlím řeřavým, ohněm a sirou, a duch vichřice částka kalicha jejich.[1]).
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dštít oheň a síru
- (idiomatic) rain fire and brimstone
2005, Michael Havlen, Bourneův mýtus, Domino, translation of The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum, page 520:Byl to on. Fanatický služebník krutého Boha, jenž vemlouvavě kázal svým ovečkám, než na ně začal dštít oheň a síru.- It was the zealous minister of an unmerciful God seducing an audience before assaulting it with fire and brimstone.
- (of dragons, literally) spout fire and brimstone
1845–1847, Božena Němcová, Princ Bajaja:[…] drak se třemi hlavami řval a sápal se po princezně. Statečný rytíř jedním mocným rázem utnul hned dvě drakovy hlavy. Ten se začal svíjet, chrčet, dštil oheň a síru.- the three-headed dragon roared and tried to grap the princess. The brave knight chopped off two of his heads with a single mighty cut. It started to wriggle and rattle and spouted fire and brimstone.
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