I fired up my computer and noticed that it was running extremely slowly.
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fire sth off — UK US fire sth off Phrasal Verb with fire({{}}/faɪər/ verb [T] (UK ALSO sack) INFORMAL ► COMMUNICATIONS to quickly write and send a message, letter, etc.: »He can fire off an email with a question and usually get an answer within a few hours.… … Financial and business terms
fire something up — ˌfire sthˈup derived (informal) to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc • We need to fire up one of the generators. • Let me fire up another window (= on the computer screen) … Useful english dictionary
fire — 1 noun 1 BURNING (U) the flames, light and heat produced when something burns: The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire. | be on fire (=be burning): The house is on fire! | catch fire/catch on fire (=start to burn): Mary knocked the candle… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire — [faɪə ǁ faɪr] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to dismiss someone from their job; = SACK: • Lee Iacocca worked his way up to the presidency of Ford Motor Company, from which he was abruptly fired by Henry Ford II. • The government aimed to sell… … Financial and business terms
fire somebody up — ˌfire sbˈup derived to make sb excited or interested in sth • She s all fired up about her new job. Main entry: ↑firederived … Useful english dictionary
fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta … Collocations dictionary
where there's smoke, there's fire — (or there s no smoke without fire) see ↑smoke, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fire where there s smoke, there s fire (chiefly US) (or there s no smoke without fire) used to say that if people are saying that someone has done something wrong there is… … Useful english dictionary
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
(there is) no smoke without fire — (there is) no smoke without ˈfire idiom (BrE) (NAmE where there s smoke, there s ˈfire) (saying) if sth bad is being said about sb/sth, it usually has some truth in it … Useful english dictionary
