set the world on fire

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Perform an outstanding feat and win fame, as in An ambitious man, he longed to set the world on fire with his inventions . This hyperbolic expression uses set on fire in the sense of “arouse excitement in.” Also see set on fire , def. 2.

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April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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