set the world alight

phrase

chiefly British, informal

: to be very successful and attract a lot of attention

The company is doing all right, but they haven't exactly set the world alight.

Examples of set the world alight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most players who have traded Stamford Bridge for the Emirates have not set the world alight. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 10 July 2025

De Ligt didn’t set the world alight in Serie A or the Bundesliga, thanks to a combination of injuries and the two clubs’ issues on and off the pitch. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 15 July 2024

The last couple of singles hadn’t really set the world alight. — Liza Lentini, Spin, 15 Aug. 2023

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