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
Mila	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Maia (3)	-	Basque
WacŁAw	VAHTS-wahf	Polish
Filipina	fee-lee-PEE-nah	Polish
Brendanus	-	Irish (Latinized)
John	[dʒɔn]