Roman candle

One match and the building must have gone up like a Roman candle!

A few Roman candles popped into the air in sequence.

They claimed to have shot off a Roman candle, which started several small spot fires at the base of the north face.

The men might as well have approached the castle shooting off Roman candles.

Occasionally a shell would cut an arc into the air, like a Roman candle.

Jonah's eyes light up like somebody's fired a Roman candle into his pants.

The food, however, did not hold a Roman candle to the eye-popping method of its preparation.

"That chemical never would work in a skyrocket or Roman candle," he said.

Georgie's likely to go off like a Roman candle any minute.