put out fires

To deal with emergencies or urgent matters rather than ordinary day-to-day tasks. I spent so much time today putting out fires with our suppliers that I didn't even have a chance to read my e-mails.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Muiris	-	Irish
GØRan	-	Norwegian
LÓEgaire	-	Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish
Lindon	LIN-dən	English (Rare)
Valerio	vah-LE-ryo (Italian), bah-LE-ryo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Pranvera	prahn-VER-ah	Albanian