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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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Examples
It is possible to redistribute land to the landless without setting the country on fire.
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.
And I was half expecting everyone to be their normal selves, and instantly get along like a house on fire.
Defoe is a match winner and is on fire following his first international goal for England.
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.
The two of them had got on like a house on fire though, as they shared the same sense of humour, though they didn't have much else in common.

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