Fire Idioms
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Meaning: Experience a complete and utter failure.
Example: Despite months of preparation, their business went down in flames after a major financial setback. Read more ➺
Meaning: respond to an aggressive or harmful action by using similar tactics.
Example: When competitors started lowering their prices, the company decided to fight fire with fire and reduced their prices too. Read more ➺
Meaning: an urgent or pressing query that requires immediate attention.
Example: The burning question after the town hall meeting was how the new policy would affect local businesses. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be very wealthy or affluent.
Example: He recently sold his company; he's loaded. Read more ➺
Meaning: work late into the night, especially on a project or task.
Example: Jenny had to burn the midnight oil to meet the deadline for her presentation. Read more ➺
Meaning: insist that someone fulfill their promises or obligations.
Example: The management will hold your feet to the fire to ensure that you fulfill the project deadline. Read more ➺
Meaning: an interrogation that frequently includes torture in an effort to find the truth or a confession.
Example: The detective put him through the third degree, but he wouldn't break. Read more ➺
Meaning: an event that people think will be exciting but that is disappointing when it happens.
Example: People were expecting a big celebration, but what they got was a damp squib. Read more ➺
Meaning: suffer harm or damage inadvertently because of the conflict between other individuals or groups.
Example: Jane was proven innocent since she was only caught in the crossfire. Read more ➺
Meaning: to get angry quickly.
Example: He has a short fuse. He loses his temper for things that don't provoke others to high levels of angry emotion. Read more ➺
