Alternative form of Lob Lie-by-the-fire

present participle of set the world on fire

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of set the world on fire

Call for services that specialize in extinguishing fires.

(US, military slang, used by fighter pilots) To take off.

(simile) To immediately start a good relationship with someone.

(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.

Alternative form of out of the frying pan, into the fire

(idiomatic) To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.