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lit a fire under

lit a fire under is the simple past and past participle of light a fire under.

Meaning of light a fire under

Verb

light a fire under (third-person singular simple present lights a fire under, present participle lighting a fire under, simple past and past participle lit a fire under)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
    • Let me see if I can light a fire under the waiter to get our order sooner.

Questions about lit a fire under

What is lit a fire under the simple past and past participle of?
Lit a fire under is the simple past and past participle of light a fire under.

Words near lit a fire under in the dictionary

  1. Liszt fever
  2. Lisztian
  3. Lisztomania
  4. Liszts
  5. lit
  6. lit a fire under
  7. lit crit
  8. lit de justice
  9. lit fic
  10. lit flick
  11. lit flicks

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