fight fires

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

文字通りの意味：火事と戦う、火災を消し止めること / 比喩的な意味：長期的な業務ではなく、急を要する緊急事態や小規模な危機に対処すること

Volunteer firefighters often fight fires in rural areas during the dry season.

ボランティア消防士は乾燥期に農村部でよく消火活動を行います。

Sense（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.

I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.

fights fires

（ present singular third-person ）

fighting fires

（ participle present ）

fought fires

（ participle past ）

fought fires

（ past ）