fire up

Example Sentences

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Laying out his government's priorities for the next year, Ramaphosa said a focus was on firing up the sluggish economy to create jobs for inclusive growth in a country marked by massive economic inequalities.

From Barron's

“I got the sense that people in Downey have been fired up to do something, and now it was happening.”

From Los Angeles Times

He, fellow staff and scores of volunteers were shuffling between tasks like firing up stoves and spreading protective covers on a collection of smaller plants, like orchids.

From Barron's

For now, though, the prime minister appears fired up.

From BBC

Now, I knew that we were at the point where either Ronnie gets insulted, spits on my shoe and says, “Forget it,” or he gets fired up and says, “Let’s go.”

From Literature