Set fire to

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

"They set fire to the house."

2.VerbTo destroy or dismantle (something).

"As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things."

3.VerbTo stir up intense emotion or action in (something).

"All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd."

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