on fire

Definition

Being burned by fire.

Etymology

From Middle English on fier, on fijre, on fire, on fyire, on fyre.

Example Sentences

• "If the wind picks up and the flames spread, the whole town could go on fire."
• "Anytime I am on fire with anxiety about the future, or totally freaking out that I am not being seen, heard, or treated fairly based on my old wounds, it is easy for me to RECOGNIZE that my Character 2 has flared right up in an attempt to not only protect me but help me get my needs met."
• "“I'm on fire with an idea,” the 48-year-old businessman proclaimed with excitement similar to that which he projected in 1971 when his company became the first predominantly Black-owned corporation to be listed on the American Stock Exchange."