fire under

*fire under someone

Fig. something that makes someone start doing something. (*Typically: build ~; light ~; start ~.) The teacher built a fire under the students, and they really started working. You had better light a fire under your staff. Either that or we will lay off some of them.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Margreet	mahr-KHRAYT (Dutch)	Limburgish, Dutch
Joos	YO:S	Dutch
Iriney	-	Russian
Carlotta	[ka:'lɔtə]
Pericles	PER-i-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
FrÄNze	-	German