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catch fire
Be ignited, as in This wood is dry enough to catch fire . [c. 1600] Also see set on fire .
Become inflamed with enthusiasm or passion, as in His ideas caught fire all over the country . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
Customs authorities have said imported cargo caught fire and exploded.
The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree on Corbin Avenue in Reseda and caught fire with Arenas inside.
They were on the run after their car caught fire two days earlier and the police were hunting for them because they had found a placenta on the back seat.
The mangled car caught fire while Arenas was still inside.
Where Season 1 shows how freedom fighters are made, not born, these new episodes depict how revolutions catch fire.
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