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
Pihla	-	Finnish
Bojana	-	Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
EfigÊNia	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Oluchi	-	Western African, Igbo
Mariella	mah-RYEL-lah	Italian
Quianna	-	African American (Rare)