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How could I understand "you are on fire!"
Dec 15, 2010 1:04 PM
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It means you are doing very, very, very well right now.
You're good mood is great. Your humour is great. Etc,....
December 15, 2010
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you are on fire = you are on a hot streak = you are doing great = you are in the zone
December 15, 2010
I'd like to see Eliot on fire. :P
December 15, 2010
1- A term that people use when someone is doing great and they are unable to be stopped.
Man, that dude is on fire
2- A state of mind in which people believe that they are unstoppable and can do anything they want--and they do.
Allen Iverson was on fire, he was making every single shot he took.
3- a state of being when something or someone is engulfed with flames
Guy #1: Hey man, that guy is on fire
Guy #2: Holy crap! should we get a hose or something?
Guy #1: Naw, just tell him to stop, drop, and roll
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on+fire
December 16, 2010
"you are on fire! = you are alight and literally burning / you are very enthusiastic and full of ideas
December 15, 2010
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Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Other), English, Japanese, Spanish
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Chinese (Other), English, Japanese, Spanish
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