set on fire
Idioms-
Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]
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Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .
Example Sentences
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Galdieri was stabbed to death in his Jersey City apartment, which was then set on fire.
From Seattle Times
Mr Rayaz, a retired factory worker, was sprayed with a substance before his jacket was set on fire near his home a short distance from the Dudley Road mosque he had left.
From BBC
Banneker’s journals burned when his cottage was set on fire by vandals on the day of his funeral, with only one volume surviving.
From Washington Post
Several police cars were set on fire after clashes broke out at the construction site.
From BBC
Shortly after Swanton was born, the retail shop was set on fire by an arsonist.
From Los Angeles Times
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