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like a house afire

like a house afire is the dated form of like a house on fire.

Questions about like a house afire

What is like a house afire the dated form of?
Like a house afire is the dated form of like a house on fire.

Words near like a house afire in the dictionary

  1. like a headless chook
  2. like a hen on a hot griddle
  3. like a hole in one's head
  4. like a hole in the head
  5. like a hot knife through butter
  6. like a house afire
  7. like a kid at Christmas
  8. like a kid in a candy store
  9. like a kid on Christmas morning
  10. like a knife through butter
  11. like a lamb to the slaughter

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