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What does it mean?
His face looks like someone dangerously searching for a gas leak with a flame.
In plain terms
He looks very foolish and close to disaster.
What can you take from it?
Some expressions suggest self-sabotage.

Where it applies

  • writing characters
  • describing worry
  • humor

Putting it to work

  • describe a character
  • show foolishness
  • use metaphor

Questions to consider

  • How does worry look?
  • What signals impending disaster?

Another view

It is a specific visual metaphor that might be unclear.

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