on fire

Idioms and Phrases

see set on fire ; set the world on fire .

Example Sentences

Shops were looted, cars damaged and a library was set on fire.

From BBC

“No one deserves the fate of being executed and then set on fire in the middle of the desert in a desperate attempt by a killer to cover up his crimes.”

From Los Angeles Times

After the explosion, she and her husband Volodymyr ran from the next room to find their daughter’s room on fire.

From BBC

In February, a crowds swarmed a Waymo car in San Francisco’s Chinatown, scrawling graffiti, smashing windows and setting the vehicle on fire.

From Los Angeles Times

You cannot turn down the temperature when one side keeps setting the furniture on fire.

From Salon