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What does on fire mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word on fire? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. Being burned by fire.
  2. (idiomatic) Achieving good results at a rapid rate.
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His wife smelt something burning and went to investigate, only to find him in the act of now setting the room on fire.
If it is partly the aim of a literary festival to enthuse new, young readers, these two readings don't look like setting them on fire.
It is possible to redistribute land to the landless without setting the country on fire.
After a poor performance in Cork the previous weekend the home side were always going to come out on fire.
When Dickinson glanced rearward he saw a Japanese plane on fire and losing altitude and speed.
They started on fire and an accurate cross kick from scrum half Barry Corbett put right winger Jon Cole in for an early unconverted try.

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