# where's the fire

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/wheres-the-fire
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

What's the big rush?

## Examples

- Slow down, where's the fire?
- You are running through the hallway so fast; where's the fire?
- As he sprinted past me toward the exit, I called out to ask where's the fire.

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