fight fires en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.
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(idiomatic) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fought fires | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fought fires | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fighting fires | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fights fires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |