I think the answer is to Pluck. To exert means to <span>apply but none of those things mean to put. </span><span />
Answer:
"Grand, there's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could throw up everytime I hear it." ~ Holden Caulfield
Explanation:
literal: I know fire
Deeper meaning: this person knows what it's like to be filled with hate and anger, this represents the fire he feels.
Google the definitions n write it down