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	Pronounced	Usage
Canaan	-	Biblical
Crescens	-	Late Roman, Biblical Latin
Blasius	-	Ancient Roman
Woodard	['wuda:d]
Amjad	-	Arabic
Armelle	-	French