"like a house afire" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like a house afire, {{en-PP}} like a house afire
  1. Dated form of like a house on fire. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: like a house on fire
    Sense id: en-like_a_house_afire-en-prep_phrase-AXxjvUbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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