Tonight's celebration <b>kicks off</b> at 6pm in the city centre.
= begin
At 7.45 the fireworks will <b>go off</b> and the crowds will cheer.
= explode
It's great fun for us to organise and great fun for everybody who <b>turns up</b>.
= arrive, attend
Guy Fawkes planned to kill King James by <b>blowing up</b> the Houses of Parliament.
= destroy with an explosion
Leon's probably got the best job in the world. He <b>lets off / sets off</b> fireworks for a living.
= start an explosion
Leon, talk me through the sort of display you're going to <b>put on</b>.
= organise, manage
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