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catch fire

idiom

To become engulfed in flames, to combust.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    add fuel to the fire

    To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.

  2. 02

    ball of fire

    A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.

  3. 03

    catch a body

    to kill, to murder

  4. 04

    catch a break

    To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

  5. 05

    catch a case

    To be infected with a disease; used with of.

  6. 06

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

  7. 07

    catch a date

    Of a prostitute, to secure a client who is willing to pay for services.

  8. 08

    catch a fade

    To get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).

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