commit a paper to the flames
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, means to burn a fire. It's the same as "burning a torch". From a little history of civilization.
The origin of Idioms
The 46th chapter of Li Baojia's a brief history of civilization in Qing Dynasty: "among these many business cards, I found one with Yan Yihui written on it The rest is on fire. "
Analysis of Idioms
To be on fire, to be on fire, to be on the wrong side, to be on the wrong side
Idiom usage
To express brutality or cruelty.
commit a paper to the flames
a man is not a stalk of grass or a tree - rén fēi tǔ mù
disappear like snow when hot water is thrown on it - rú tāng wò xuě