start a fire

Synonyms

ignite set on fire burn down set fire

Examples

I feel like some sort of fiction-writing hobo, jumping trains and always hoping I'll find a good place to start a fire in the next town. And I keep having these panicky episodes where I corner my husband and rant at him: 'I don't have anywhere to write! I can't write! I don't have a place to write!' Rainbow Rowell

Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own. Sarah Mlynowski

It is foolhardy to start a fire just to see the flames. Ethiopian Proverb

Words in the phrase

start a fire

Close letter words and terms

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