SET ON FIRE Definition & Meaning

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set on fire

Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .
Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]

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She showed clips of characters she’s played in “Scream” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” who were both violently set on fire.

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"The buildings were sprayed with offensive and sectarian discriminatory graffiti and the outdoor play area was set on fire," he said.

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In separate incidents in France and Germany, several cars were set on fire.

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Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria’s coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.

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The violence - the deadliest the city had seen in decades - stretched on for days, with hundreds of homes and shops set on fire by violent mobs.

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