set the world on fire

idiom

informal

: to be very successful and attract a lot of attention

The company is doing all right, but they haven't exactly set the world on fire.

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But later that year, the punk-pop aesthetic of Sucker, her sophomore album, failed to set the world on fire, seemingly dissolving the singer-songwriter’s interest in an aggressively mainstream gesture. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 None of the rookie quarterbacks have set the world on fire, as some might have expected when they were drafted back in April. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024 That first group of 33 women attending Utah Law School absolutely set the world on fire aftergraduating. —

Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024 Prime Video probably just wanted to set the world on fire by confirming the news asap. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set the world on fire

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