Advertisement
Advertisement
catch fire
Be ignited, as in This wood is dry enough to catch fire . [c. 1600] Also see set on fire .
Become inflamed with enthusiasm or passion, as in His ideas caught fire all over the country . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
I had put something out in the world, for $40, that absolutely caught fire.
In the movie’s grand finale, Tornado 6 destroys a factory, catches fire and tears up a movie theater.
For them to catch fire, he says “it would take some spectacular lancing of the actual cells themselves, which would mean going through a very strong external structure”.
She thought the house was going to catch fire.
“Electric vehicles are statistically less likely to catch fire spontaneously than an internal combustion engine vehicle.”
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse