sets the Thames on fire

A form of set the Thames on fire — To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of set the Thames on fire
Cite this entry
APA

sets the Thames on fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20the%20Thames%20on%20fire

MLA

“sets the Thames on fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20the%20Thames%20on%20fire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sets the Thames on fire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20the%20Thames%20on%20fire.

Source: sets the Thames on fire on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.