See on fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "I wouldn't piss on someone if they were on fire"
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"text": "Anytime I am on fire with anxiety about the future, or totally freaking out that I am not being seen, heard, or treated fairly based on my old wounds, it is easy for me to RECOGNIZE that my Character 2 has flared right up in an attempt to not only protect me but help me get my needs met.",
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
"word": "le thine"
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
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"sense": "being burned by fire",
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"word": "on fire"
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