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
Placido	-	Italian
Alanna	ə-LAN-ə	English
Manahem	-	Biblical Latin
Isbel	IZ-bel	English (Rare)
Washington	WAHSH-ing-tən	English
Branca	BRAN-ka (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician