catch fire
Example Sentences
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The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Ireland and England then each scored two second-half tries, as the encounter in front of a record crowd failed to catch fire.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
England, who are yet to catch fire at the tournament, named an unchanged side for the fourth consecutive match.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Two things were very clear to Lee: first, despite what Goll had said, no fire engines had arrived, and, second, his house was about to catch fire.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
