like a house

like a house

on fire/afire Informal
In an extremely speedy manner: ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
See also: house, like
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • put out a/the fire
  • on fire
  • under fire
  • set afire
  • have a/(one's) finger on the button
  • draw (someone's) fire
  • draw fire
  • draw someone's fire
  • fire
  • a fire under (someone or something)