Last Updated :2025/12/04

like a house afire

Prepositional phrase
dated form-of
Japanese Meaning
(古風な表現)家が燃えているように、つまり非常に速く、激しく進むさま。 / 比喩的には、すぐに意気投合したり、急速に盛り上がる状態を示す。
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出会った瞬間から彼らは家が燃えているかのようにすぐに仲良くなった。

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Dated form of like a house on fire.

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like a house afire

They got on like a house afire from the moment they met.

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They got on like a house afire from the moment they met.

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