Antonyms for like a house on fire
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : noun, adjective hous; verb houz |
Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective haÊŠs; verb haÊŠz |
Definition of like a house on fire
Origin :- Old English hus "dwelling, shelter, house," from Proto-Germanic *husan (cf. Old Norse, Old Frisian hus, Dutch huis, German Haus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root of hide (v.) [OED]. In Gothic only in gudhus "temple," literally "god-house;" the usual word for "house" in Gothic being razn.
- Meaning "family, including ancestors and descendants, especially if noble" is from c.1000. The legislative sense (1540s) is transferred from the building in which the body meets. Meaning "audience in a theater" is from 1660s (transferred from the theater itself, cf. playhouse); as a dance club DJ music style, probably from the Warehouse, a Chicago nightclub where the style is said to have originated. Zodiac sense is first attested late 14c. To play house is from 1871; as suggestive of "have sex, shack up," 1968. House arrest first attested 1936. On the house "free" is from 1889.
- And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue. [2 Kings xx:1, version of 1611]
- As in rapid : adj very quick
Synonyms for like a house on fire
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- breakneck
- brisk
- double time
- expeditious
- expeditive
- express
- fast
- fleet
- fleet of foot
- flying
- hasty
- hurried
- in nothing flat
- light-footed
- like a house on fire
- lively
- mercurial
- nimble
- on the double
- precipitate
- prompt
- quick as a wink
- quickened
- ready
- really rolling
- screaming
- speedy
- spry
- swift
- winged
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