catch (on) fire

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catch (on) fire

To begin to burn, usually after being touched by an existing fire. Hey, keep an eye on that pan, I don't want our dinner to catch on fire. I blew out all the candles so, don't worry, the house won't catch fire! I was sitting too close to the fireplace and my sleeve caught on fire!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reenie	REE-nee	English (Rare)
Eyvindr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
CairistÌOna	-	Scottish
Emil	E-mil (Swedish), E-meel (German, Polish), e-MEEL (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian,
Shir (1)	SHEER	Hebrew
Ulrik	OOL-rik	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian