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
Ataahua	-	Maori
Dafina	-	Albanian, Macedonian
Emrys	-	Welsh
Gauhar	-	Arabic
DieudonnÉE	dyuu-do-NE	French
Baldrey	['bɔ:ldri]