set one's hair on fire
To become wildly impassionedTo become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.
» The attackers set several buildings on fire.
Зловмисники підпалили кілька будівель. — Ahha
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1 senses(idiomatic)To become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.
Examples
162 sentencesThe attackers set several buildings on fire.
Зловмисники підпалили кілька будівель. — Ahha
Someone set fire to the house.
ruКто-то поджёг дом. — Lenin_1917
deJemand hat das Haus angezündet. — carlosalberto
He set his house on fire.
ruОн поджёг свой дом. — Lenin_1917
deEr steckte sein Haus in Brand. — Vortarulo
Tom set fire to his house.
ruТом поджёг свой дом. — Wezel
deTom steckte sein Haus in Brand. — wolfgangth
Tom set his house on fire.
ruТом поджёг свой дом. — Wezel
deTom steckte sein Haus in Brand. — wolfgangth
Origin
Possibly from stories of Viking marauders said to have set their hair and beards on fire wPossibly from stories of Viking marauders said to have set their hair and beards on fire when running into battle in order to appear fanatical and fearsome.
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Forms
sets one's hair on fire, setting one's hair on fire, set one's hair on fire, set one's hair on fire| Base form | set one's hair on fire · to set one's hair on fire |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sets one's hair on fire |
| Present participle | setting one's hair on fire |
| Past simple | set one's hair on fire |
| Past participle | set one's hair on fire |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | set one's hair on fire |
| he, she, it | sets one's hair on fire |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | set one's hair on fire |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have set one's hair on fire |
| he, she, it | has set one's hair on fire |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will set one's hair on fire |
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.