set the world on fire

Verb

Meaning

set the world on fire (third-person singular simple present sets the world on fire, present participle setting the world on fire, simple past and past participle set the world on fire)

(idiomatic) To do something sensational.

Synonym: set the Thames on fire

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I bet," said Mulch, "that you would set the world on fire just to watch it burn." Opal tapped the suggestion into a small electronic notepad on her pocket computer. Thanks for that. Now, tell me everything. Eoin Colfer

I never wanted to set the world on fire. So I never had to burn any bridges behind me. Dinah Shore

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. Catherine of Siena

It's my duty to fight those who have chosen to belong to the party of death, those who say they receive their orders from God somewhere and believe they have a duty to set the world on fire to achieve their own salvation. Wole Soyinka

Donovan will star in “Hot Water” as a jet skier who comes out of retirement at Lake Havasu to coach a cocky young skier who could set the world on fire but needs to defeat his greatest nemesis, himself. Source: Internet

Its specs aren't going to set the world on fire, but it still offers a quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 1024x600 IPS panel that should offer decent color reproduction. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

set the world afire set the world aflame set the world alight set the world to rights set theoretically set theory