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setting one's hair on fire

setting one's hair on fire is the present participle and gerund of set one's hair on fire.

Meaning of set one's hair on fire

Verb

set one's hair on fire (third-person singular simple present sets one's hair on fire, present participle setting one's hair on fire, simple past and past participle set one's hair on fire)

  1. (idiomatic) To become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.
    • "It was perceived that we were opening a party house where people could drink and run amok and generally set their hair on fire," said Bill Hobson, executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center.2009 March 31, Vanessa Ho, “Study: Seattle home for alcoholics saved taxpayers $4 million”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 22 Sep 2017
    Synonyms:
    freak out, lose it

Questions about setting one's hair on fire

What is setting one's hair on fire the present participle and gerund of?
Setting one's hair on fire is the present participle and gerund of set one's hair on fire.

Words near setting one's hair on fire in the dictionary

  1. setting on a pedestal
  2. setting on fire
  3. setting on foot
  4. setting one's cap at
  5. setting one's face against
  6. setting one's hair on fire
  7. setting one's hand to
  8. setting one's heart on
  9. setting one's shoulder to the wheel
  10. setting one's sights
  11. setting one's watch back

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