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
Rodica	ro-DEE-kah	Romanian
Sandy	SAN-dee	English
Hilary	['hiləri]
Tatu	TAH-too	Finnish
Adelita	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Andronicus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)