set the world aflame

A form of set the world on fire — To do something remarkable or sensational.

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Meanings

verbset the world aflame (third-person singular simple present sets the world aflame, present participle setting the world aflame, simple past and past participle set the world aflame)

present singular third person sets the world aflame · participle present setting the world aflame

  1. alternativeAlternative form of set the world on fire.

    There is no danger that these visionary cranks will set the world aflame, but a compelling world is tucked away within their music, a world that sets them apart, too, from the bland and homogeneous conventions that mark the path to pop stardom.

    2005, Kevin Courrier, Randy Newman's American Dreams, page 32
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APA

set the world aflame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20world%20aflame

MLA

“set the world aflame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20world%20aflame. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set the world aflame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20world%20aflame.

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