build a fire under

One night when it was minus 18 degrees Celsius in eastern Turkey, “helpful locals tried to build a fire under the engine to warm it up,” he added.

Students also learned to build a fire under the direction of Columbia River Fire and Rescue, construct a lean-to building and make dandelion-and-oregano lanyards to repel zombies.

"I'll be the goat; go ahead, but build a fire under Wiggins; I can't stay here forever."

It's nice to see that something can build a fire under Europeans.

More orders were issued to build a fire under the peasants who still largely declined to join the collective farms.