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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Ender	-	Turkish
Joni (2)	YO-nee	Finnish
Phaidros	-	Ancient Greek
Huber	['hu:bə]
Parthenia	par-THEE-nee-ə (English)	Greek Mythology