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.
- 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)