set the world on fire

idiom

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 on fire.

Examples of set the world on fire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prime Video probably just wanted to set the world on fire by confirming the news asap. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 May 2025

Denver will swing big, set the world on fire and…draft a defensive lineman. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025

There was a time, young readers, when a network mini-series could set the world on fire. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025

Tracking services are concerned that the first two trailers didn’t exactly set the world on fire While two trailers have generated more than 41M views per social media analytics firm RelishMix, the trailer’s viral rate is low at 6:1 next to Superman‘s massive 317:1 and Minecraft‘s 50:1. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for set the world on fire

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