(idiomatic) to understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine what would be appropriate or inappropriate to say or do

plural of flame

(finance) A ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting...

(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. / (intransitive, slang) to abscond.