fight fires

To deal with emergencies or urgent matters, rather than ordinary day-to-day tasks. I spent so much time today fighting fires with our suppliers that I didn't even have a chance to read my e-mails.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hiawatha	hie-ə-WAHTH-ə (English)	History, Native American, Iroquois
Acre	['eikə]
Kiarra	-	English (Modern)
Brit	-	Norwegian
Jeffry	['dʒefri]
Ikraam	-	Arabic