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
Etheldred	-	Medieval English
Aristomache	-	Ancient Greek
Talaat	-	Arabic
Madai	-	Biblical
Amram	AM-ram (English), ahm-RAHM (Hebrew)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
NicuȘOr	-	Romanian