“the fire”

The following 4 entries include the term the fire.

iron in the fire

phrase

: a matter requiring close attention

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out of the frying pan into the fire

phrase

: clear of one difficulty or bad situation only to fall into a worse one

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irons in the fire

phrase

: activities or projects that someone is involved in

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put the fire out

phrase

: to stop a fire from burning

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