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set the world on fire

set the world on fire verb: to do something remarkable or sensational.

Verb

set the world on fire (third-person singular simple present sets the world on fire, present participle setting the world on fire, simple past and past participle set the world on fire)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do something remarkable or sensational.
    • Tonight
      We are young.
      So let’s set the world on fire.
      We can burn brighter than the sun.2011, Fun, “We Are Young”

set the world on fire meaning in Bengali

set the world on fire in Bengali

উল্লেখযোগ্য, চাঞ্চল্যকর কিছু করা

Synonyms of set the world on fire

Forms of set the world on fire

third-person singular presentsets the world on fire
present participlesetting the world on fire
past participleset the world on fire
pastset the world on fire

Origin of set the world on fire

With reference to the Bible, the Gospel according to Luke, ch. 12, v.49 Lk.12.49

Questions about set the world on fire

What does set the world on fire mean?
Set the world on fire means to do something remarkable or sensational.
What is set the world on fire in Bengali?
Set the world on fire in Bengali is উল্লেখযোগ্য, চাঞ্চল্যকর কিছু করা. See Set the world on fire meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is set the world on fire?
Set the world on fire is a verb.
What is the past tense of set the world on fire?
The past tense of set the world on fire is set the world on fire.

Words near set the world on fire in the dictionary

  1. set the wheels in motion
  2. set the world ablaze
  3. set the world afire
  4. set the world aflame
  5. set the world alight
  6. set the world on fire
  7. set the world to rights
  8. set theoretically
  9. set theories
  10. set theory
  11. set to

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Adapted from Wiktionary: set the world on fire (page history and authors); set the world on fire (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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