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
Gudrun	GOOD-roon (German)	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Alexandra	al-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)	English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,
Fedor	-	Russian
Julek	YUW-lek	Polish
Pansy	['pænzi]
Jyotsna	-	Indian, Hindi