כָּאֵשׁ בּוֹעֶרֶת בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Like fire burning in his bones

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Metaphorically: something important that drives him; a strong urge pushing him; or something troubling that gives no rest.

("And I said, I will not remember him, nor speak any more in his name; but it was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary of holding it in, and I could not" - Jeremiah 20:9, and likewise: "Such a thing, before my very eyes / your presence, is fire in my bones" - Shalom Hanoch / Lat Lat)