fire drill

1. An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.

   There was a fire drill this morning. We had to leave the building calmly and go to the birch tree, our meeting point.

   Brandschutzübung, Probealarm, Feuerübung

2. (US, idiomatic)Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.

   Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.

   Luftnummer, verlorene Liebesmüh

3. A fire-starting tool consisting of a wooden rod and some primitive means of rapidly rotating the rod on a flat surface like a drill until tinder can be ignited.

   Near-synonym: firestarter (synonymous in some versions)

   Fiedelbohrer, Geigenbohrer, Feuerbohrer

1. We had a fire drill yesterday.

   ruВчера у нас были пожарные учения. — fjay69

   deWir hatten gestern eine Brandschutzübung. — Yorwba

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2. We had a fire drill at school today.

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3. I hear we're having a fire drill today.

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4. He managed the classroom during the fire drill.

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5. That way if there are any fire drills in the morning I can deal with before the call.

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