on fire
Example Sentences
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There’s just something about the continuity of them that makes me feel like the world isn’t on fire.
From Los Angeles Times
Fifteen minutes later, the building was on fire.
From BBC
With my face on fire, I followed Grandpa to the buckboard.
From Literature
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Our donkey, Nothing, wasn’t tied up or penned in because he wouldn’t move unless his tail was on fire.
From Literature
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"When you find people your age that are on fire for Jesus, and are also searching intently, it can be really motivating and really inspiring, and just to know that you're not on your own."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.