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fire under
*fire under someone
Fig. something that makes someone start doing something. (*Typically: build ~; light ~; start ~.) The teacher built a fire under the students, and they really started working. You had better light a fire under your staff. Either that or we will lay off some of them.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Narcissus | | nar-SIS-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical |
Maninder | | - | Indian (Sikh) |
Lal | | - | Indian, Hindi, Nepali |
Angharad | | - | Welsh, Welsh Mythology |
Rodolfito | | - | Spanish |
Yissakhar | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |