fight fires

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.

“I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.”

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Meanings

verbfight fires (third-person singular simple present fights fires, present participle fighting fires, simple past and past participle fought fires)

present singular third person fights fires · participle present fighting fires · participle past fought fires · past fought fires

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.
  2. idiomaticTo deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.

    I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.

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APA

fight fires. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20fires

MLA

“fight fires.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20fires. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight fires,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20fires.

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