a three-alarm fire



a three-alarm fire

and a five-alarm fire
n. someone or something very exciting. Work was a nightmare today. A five-alarm fire with crisis after crisis.
See also: fire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Saturninosah-toor-NEE-no (Spanish, Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Josephayo-ZE-fah (German)German (Archaic), English (Rare)
SÌLeas-Scottish
Basit-Arabic
Esi-Western African, Akan
Pavao-Croatian