run around with (one's) hair on fire Idiom, Proverb

add fuel to the fire

cause more anger, aggravate a problem He's angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire.

all fired up

eager, enthused, gung ho Ian gets all fired up when he sees Kari. There's love in his eyes.

draw fire

receive criticism or argument He has been drawing a lot of fire since he announced that he would not play basketball another year.

draw their fire

get attention while a friend moves or escapes You draw their fire while I move behind them. You distract them.

fight fire with fire

fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!

fire

dismiss from a job, terminate employment """What happened to Larry?"" ""He got fired for stealing funds."""

fire away

ask questions, comment, criticize, shoot After speaking for gun control, he invited the men to fire away.

fire someone

dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance.

fired up

enthusiastic, motivated, gung ho The boys are fired up and ready to play. They're really excited.

from the frying pan into the fire

from bad to worse I went from farming to fishing - from the frying pan into the fire!

run about with (one's) beard on fire

To act berserk or irrationally, abnormally as a aftereffect of abhorrence or panic. My mom is the calmest being I know. The apple could be ending, and she still wouldn't run about with her beard on fire. I apperceive you're against to this law, but active about with your beard on blaze won't break anything.Learn more: around, fire, hair, on, run

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from now on from pillar to post from rags to riches from scratch from soup to nuts from square one from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of one from the frying pan into the fire from the get-go from the heart from the horse's mouth from the word go from time to time from way back front man front me run afoul of run afoul of (someone or something) run after run after (someone or something) run against run against (someone or something) run aground run ahead run along run amok run amok, to run amuck run an errand run an/(one's) eye over (something) run and run run around run around after run around after (someone or something) run around in circles run around in circles, to run around like a blue-arsed fly run around like a chicken with its head cut off run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles run around like a headless chicken run around with run around with (one's) hair on fire run around with (someone) run as run as (something) run as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one) run at run at (someone or something) run at a fast clip run at the mouth run away run away (from someone or something) run away with run away with (one) run away with (one's) tail between (one's) legs run away with (something) run away with the idea run away with the idea/notion run away with the notion run back run back (to someone or something) run back over run back to run before you can walk run behind run between run between (someone or something)