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The art of telling fire, in no uncertain terms, that the party is over.
means Putting out a fire, light, or by extension snuffing something like hope or a rumor.
from From Latin extinguere, to quench, built from ex- (out) plus stinguere (to quench) — literally putting out.
Fire triangleRemove heat, fuel, or oxygen and flames die.
Beyond flamesAlso kills debts, hopes, and dynasties metaphorically.
Silent E trapThe U vanishes when extinguish becomes extinguishing.