like a house on fire
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
They started like a house on fire, got the goal their early energy deserved, then fell out of things for a while to allow Lazio to level.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
The final shot of the sequence shows that they get along, quite literally, like a house on fire.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022
I think you guys would get on like a house on fire.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021
Leah was like a house on fire for the last hundred miles of the trip.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
