on fire
169
4.7
- idiom
- Informal
:
en racha
- The singer was on fire during the concert, captivating the audience with every note.
And his wife, Tammy, super sweet on fire for the Lord.
- And his wife, Tammy, super sweet on fire for the Lord.
- Everything was fine and we were on fire until about a month ago.
- And she was running around literally inspired and on fire and exploring like a kid should be.
- You know, he sees this young kid like on fire with this aha, Eureka realization.
- You are you are doing the right thing and you are on fire and right now it's your time.
- They're just like, Oh my God, Jeff, you're on fire.
- And I promise you, you will be on fire day and night.
Examples
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LA are loaded going forward, of course, and Robbie Keane is on fire at the moment.
Blog text (4) -
We are more on fire than we've ever been.
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You get these white people that are just on fire for justice.
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And I promise you, you will be on fire day and night.
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You are you are doing the right thing and you are on fire and right now it's your time.
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I mean, the two of you will set the screen on fire!
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I'm telling you, I am on fire!
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Clearly she had dropped everything and driven down from Santa Barbara as if she were on fire.
Fiction book (2002) -
You're completely on fire about having a baby.
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He was on fire that year.
Synonyms
3
9.9
Having strong energy and excitement, as in a music performance
Extremely good and exciting, often said about music
Antonyms
How Successful
79
4.0
- Informal
169
4.7
- Informal
42
5.6
520
1.2
∞
1.0
20
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase uses a metaphorical extension: 'fire' evokes intensity/excitement and 'on' marks being in that state, so there is a loose compositional link to high activity. However, the specific sense 'performing exceptionally well' is a figurative, language-specific extension that a B1 learner who only knows the literal meanings may not reliably infer without prior exposure.
Etymology
On fire is also used as a strong picture: when a player or worker keeps doing great things, it is like they are burning with energy. So people say someone is on fire to mean 'doing extremely well'.