START A FIRE UNDER HIM

Meaning of START A FIRE UNDER HIM in English

motivate him, get him started

Somebody started a fire under Kent. He's skating hard tonight.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

START A FIRE UNDER HIM — motivate him, get him started Somebody started a fire under Kent. He's skating hard tonight.
English Idioms vocab
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
START
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
START — /stahrt/ , v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
START — I. ˈstärt verb Etymology: Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
START — vi a tail, or anything projecting like a tail. 2. start ·vi the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — / stɑːt; NAmE stɑːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb DOING STH 1. to begin doing or using sth : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
START — I. start 1 S1 W1 /stɑːt $ stɑːrt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ start , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
START
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
START
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
START
Oxford English vocab
HIM — pron. 1. objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — ( starts, starting, started) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
START — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer starts up/boots up ▪ My computer takes ages to start up in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — (MALE) [pronoun] - used, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to a man, boy or male animal that …
Cambridge English vocab
START — Synonyms and related words : A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
START — See ↑ BEGINNING 1, ↑ START 1,13,16, ↑ SWITCH ON OR OFF 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at the beginning/start • …
Longman Activator English vocab
START — INDEX: to start doing something 1. to start doing something 2. to start an activity, job, speech etc by doing …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
START — n. 25B6; verb the meeting starts at 7.45 : BEGIN, commence, get under way, go ahead, get going; informal kick …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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