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
Alessia	-	Italian
Romolo	RO-mo-lo	Italian
Anso	-	Ancient Germanic
MeallÁN	MEL-awn	Irish
Sanni	-	Finnish
Amable	-	French (Archaic)