set the world alight



set the world alight

To do wonderful or exciting things; to cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world; to be extremely exciting, popular, famous, renowned, etc. (Often used in the negative to indicate the opposite.) I wouldn't be too concerned with what he thinks of you. For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the world alight, is he? As a girl, Janet dreamed of setting the world alight as a famous actress.
See also: alight, set, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cato (2)-Dutch
Chinedu-Western African, Igbo
PimPIMDutch
Blevins['blevinz]
EuclidYOO-klid (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
VilhelmiVEEL-hel-meeFinnish