light one's hair on fire

present singular third person lights one's hair on fire · participle present lighting one's hair on fire · participle past lit one's hair on fire · past lit one's hair on fire

1. alternativeAlternative form of set one's hair on fire.

   “We're not panicked, we're not lighting our hair on fire,” Mr. Greenwood of Bio said. “We are remaining calm.”

   2016 December 9, Katie Thomas, “Wary Drug Makers Move to Fend Off Further Attacks Under Donald Trump”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Sep 2017

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   Mr. Romney has sought to portray himself in recent days as a more measured candidate than Mr. Santorum, declaring that he would not “light my hair on fire” to court conservatives.

   2012 February 29, Michael Barbaro, Erik Eckholm, “Romney Sets Off Furor on Contraception Bill”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Sep 2017