set the heather alight

set the heather alight

To do wonderful or exciting things; to cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world; to be extremely exciting, popular, famous, renowned, etc. (Often used in the negative to indicate the opposite.) Primarily heard in Scotland. I wouldn't be too concerned with what he thinks of you. For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the heather alight, is he? When she was a child, Janet dreamed of setting the heather alight as a famous actress.
See also: alight, heather, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • heather
  • not set the Thames on fire
  • set the heather on fire
  • set the Thames alight
  • set the Thames on fire
  • set the world alight
  • Thames
  • set the world on fire
  • not set the world on fire
  • not/never set the world on fire
References in periodicals archive
John Adamson continues to set the heather alight in his first-full season in British Championship MX1 motocross.
Hasn't always set the heather alight but is dependable and McLeish needs his knowhow to go with the youth.
He hasn't set the heather alight since he's been here, but the fact that Holland have called him up after keeping an eye on him will be a big boost.
The rugby league great has had less than a year in the 15-man game and has hardly set the heather alight during his time with Bath.
While neither team has set the heather alight in recent times, Sunderland's league record is utterly mediocre to say the least.
Although neither last year's debut album Loveblood nor his singles have exactly set the heather alight, this sold–out show was a perfect chance to see what King Charles – real name Charles Costa, from London – was about.
The content varied - from a children's show to a piece of physical theatre - and not all of it set the heather alight but it did set a new bench mark.
Miliband failing to set the heather alight doesn't mean the PM can relax but it's an easier opportunity to shine.
A"Kevin Keegan hasn't exactly set the heather alight on his return.
You don't need to be on the board of Saatchi and Saatchi to know that RoP will never go down in history as a campaign slogan that set the heather alight.
Big Genev didn't exactly help matters, with an injury against Accies and a red card against Ross County meaning he didn't exactly set the heather alight.
In a year-long spell in the capital under Alan Stubbs the midfielder set the heather alight before sealing a deal to Celtic in the summer of 2015.
They didn't set the heather alight and still won the games, but you can get away with that against the strugglers.
An average league crowd of 5,053 from their three Premiership home games this term is not going to set the heather alight, but is 246 higher than the corresponding time last year.
Ferguson has been in terrific form for Birmingham and while Fletcher has yet to set the heather alight at Molineux, Berra is enjoying the best spell of his career.