get on like a house on fire
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get on like a house on fire — phrase to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire. Thesaurus: to start a friendshipsynonym Main entry: house * * * get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom … Useful english dictionary
get on like a house on fire — If people get on like a house on fire, they have a very close and good relationship … The small dictionary of idiomes
get along like a house on fire — get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom (BrE) (NAmE get along like a ˈhouse on fire) (informal) (of people) to become … Useful english dictionary
get on like a house on fire — ► get on like a house on fire informal have a very good and friendly relationship. Main Entry: ↑house … English terms dictionary
get on like a house on fire — informal if two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly. I was worried that they wouldn t like each other, but in fact they re getting on like a house on fire … New idioms dictionary
get on like a house on fire — verb To immediately start a good relationship with someone Those two met last Saturday at the party, and because they were both into juggling they get on like a house on fire … Wiktionary
get on like a house on fire — If people get on like a house on fire, they have a very close and good relationship. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get on like a house on fire — to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire … English dictionary
get on like a house on fire — I Australian Slang to be extremely happy in someone s company II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n to get on real well with someone … English dialects glossary
Get on like a house on fire — to be extremely happy in someone s company … Dictionary of Australian slang
get on (or along) like a house on fire — informal have a very good and friendly relationship. → house … English new terms dictionary
Перевод get on like a house on fire перевод идиомы
get along like a house on fire — get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom (BrE) (NAmE get along like a ˈhouse on fire) (informal) (of people) to become … Useful english dictionary
get on like a house on fire — phrase to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire. Thesaurus: to start a friendshipsynonym Main entry: house * * * get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom … Useful english dictionary
get on (or along) like a house on fire — informal have a very good and friendly relationship. → house … English new terms dictionary
house — house1 [ haus ] (plural houses [ hauzəz ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 building for living in ▸ 2 company/organization ▸ 3 restaurant/hotel etc. ▸ 4 area for audience ▸ 5 type of music ▸ 6 used in building names ▸ 7 old important family ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
house — house1 W1S1 [haus] n plural houses [ˈhauzız] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where someone lives)¦ 2¦(building)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(company)¦ 5¦(theatre)¦ 6 in house 7 put/set/get your (own) house in order 8 bring the house down … Dictionary of contemporary English
get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w … Australian English dictionary
house — noun haʊs (plural houses haʊzɪz) 1》 a building for human habitation. ↘chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building. ↘a building in which animals live or in which things are kept. 2》 a building in which people meet for… … English new terms dictionary
fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… … English dictionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
House Baratheon — is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire . It is the principal house in the Stormlands, to whom the lesser storm lords are sworn. Its seat is Storm s End. Its sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold, and… … Wikipedia
get */*/*/ — UK [ɡet] / US verb Word forms get : present tense I/you/we/they get he/she/it gets present participle getting past tense got UK [ɡɒt] / US [ɡɑt] past participle got 1) [transitive, never passive] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s… … English dictionary
Идиома недели: (to get on) like a house on fire
Перевод:
1) подружиться в мгновение ока, легко завязать дружбу, быстро найти общий язык, отлично ладить друг с другом, жить душа в душу
Синонимы: to get on well with smb, to hit it off, to see eye to eye with smb, to cotton to, to be on the same wavelength, to be of one mind, to click
Примеры:
Madam your wife and I didn’t get on like a house on fire the only time I ever saw her. I won’t say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly, and it wasn’t me. (Elizabeth Gaskell)
I really want to work with Adele, I think she’s amazing. Lykke Li as well. I love them both. I’d also like to work with The Script. I met them in Australia and we just got on like a house on fire. (Tinie Tempah)
2) с легкостью что-то осваивать, быстро учиться, делать значительные успехи, стремительно продвигаться вперед
Примеры:
I’ve a sort of bet on that I’ll pass her off as a duchess in six months. I started on her some month ago;and she’s getting on like a house on fire. I shall win my bet. (B. Shaw. Pygmalion)
Dilly has been failing because her taste is awful. If I can correct that, she ought to get on like a house on fire. (P. H. Johnson)
Происхождение:
Идиома “like a house on fire” появилась в английском в конце XVII века, когда Лондон с высоты птичьего полета казался лабиринтом извилистых тесных переулков, застроенных деревянными трущобами, крыши которых из-за крайней нищеты застилались соломой. Неудивительно, что город несколько раз превращался в пепел из-за разрушительных пожаров. Легендарный Великий лондонский пожар остался в истории и в фольклоре, уничтожив целые кварталы и унеся вслед за собой тысячи жизней. Возгорание в пекарне Томаса Фарринера на Паддинг-Лейн привело к тому, что огонь перекинулся на соседние мастерские и склады с легко воспламеняющимися смолой, порохом и пенькой для канатов. Очевидцы страшного пожара оставили воспоминания о том, как типичные для Лондона шестиэтажные деревянные дома вспыхивали мгновенно и превращались в груду обугленных обломков. Сегодня над Лондоном уже не довлеет угроза пожара, но идиома по-прежнему актуальна, только теперь она описывает состояние, когда люди знакомятся, и между ними внезапно проскакивает «искра», и они «загораются» друг другом.
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I was nervous about meeting my new roommate, but we got along like a house on fire because
- we both like blue-eyed soul and Chinese cuisine.
- he turned out to be obnoxiously annoying.
- we’d forgotten our dinner in the microwave.
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