like a house on fire

like a house on fire

Very quickly or rapidly and with great force or intensity. Out of nowhere, this crazed bull started charging at us like a house on fire! John hit the gas and started careening down the road like a house on fire. I can't wait for you to meet Mark. I just know the two of you will get on like a house on fire!

See also: fire, house, like, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

like a house on fire

 and like a house afire

Rur. rapidly and with force. The truck came roaring down the road like a house on fire. The crowd burst through the gate like a house afire.

See also: fire, house, like, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.