词组 | build a fire under someone |
释义 | Idiom build a fire under someone Theme: MOTIVATION to do something to make someone start doing something. (Informal.)The teacher built a fire under the students, and they really started working.Somebody built afire under Bill, so he finally went out and got a job. build a fire under (someone or something)To motivate someone or something to take action. The deadline really built a fire under us—we never would have gotten all that work done otherwise. Something must have built a fire under Jenna—she has really started taking her schoolwork seriously. |
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