like a house on fire

Example Sentences

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They end up getting on like a house on fire, and James kind of feels left at the side a little bit and becomes the kind the butt of the jokes.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

One of Claude’s colleagues, hamming to impress the fictional Paul, overstates their closeness: “‘We get on like a house on fire, don’t we, Claude?’

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

"Trevor Bayliss and I get on like a house on fire," Morgan told Sky Sports.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

I think you guys would get on like a house on fire.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Teddy and I got along like a house on fire, one of those friends where you start hanging out and from that day forward you’re never apart.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah