on fire

phrase

1

: being consumed by fire : aflame

The house was on fire.

2

: performing exceedingly well

Bank stocks are on fire after a round of better-than-expected reports.

—MarketBeat.com

Of late, center Sami Kelleher and wing Abby Gendron have been on fire. The two have combined for 30 points over the last six games …

—Matt Williams

3

: eager, burning

He was on fire with enthusiasm.

Examples of on fire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In mid-September, drones reached the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, setting a passenger railway carriage on fire. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Royce Keys, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price set Jey and Jimmy Usos’ car on fire and, last week, kidnapped Solo Sikoa before dropping him off near a beach. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

More than 100 Israeli settlers were involved in Tuesday’s attack on the Tubasi family – with some storming the house and setting it on fire. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Club name Meta Platforms , which has been on fire since the Muse personal AI agent release earlier this month, was taking a breather. — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on fire

• briar
• brier
• buyer
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar