25 Idioms about Fire
- a baptism of fire – being pushed/tested in a new experience/position by having to deal with difficult or unexpected circumstances
- burning – intense
- ears are burning – subconsciously aware that you’re being talked about
- fire and brimstone – hell
- Fire away! – an expression that's used to indicate to someone that they can begin asking questions
- fired-up – enthusiastic, stimulated, energised
- on fire – excited, on a roll
- out of the frying pan into the fire – from a bad situation into a worse one
- Put that in your pipe and smoke it! – an expression that’s used to indicate that the person being spoken to will have to accept an unwelcome situation
- smoke and mirrors – obscuring the truth using misdirection
- to add fuel to the fire – to intensify a situation or conflict
- to blaze a trail – to be the first to do something in a particular field
- to breathe fire – to be extremely angry
- to have money burning a hole in your pocket – to have money that you are tempted to spend
- to burn bridges – to do something that means it's impossible to go back to a previous state
- to burn yourself out – to become exhausted or unwell though overwork
- to fire someone/to get fired – to tell someone they have lost their job/to lose your job
- to go through fire and water – to face any danger
- to go up in smoke – to come to nothing (in reference to a plan or idea)
- to have fire in your belly – to be determined/ambitious
- to light a fire under someone – to inspire or scare someone into working harder
- to play with fire – to take a foolish risk
- to set the world alight/on fire – to do something remarkable
- to smoke like a chimney – to smoke nonstop (in reference to tobacco smoking)
- where there is smoke there is fire – rumours usually originate in some form or truth
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16 Apr 2019
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