a three-alarm fire

three-alarm fire

1. A fire that is so large or intense that it requires the presence of many firefighting units to try to contain it. A three-alarm fire is the reason we heard all of those sirens last night2. Someone or something that is very intense or stressful. Boy, this project has really become a three-alarm fire with all the other problems it's created.See also: fire

a three-alarm fire

and a five-alarm fire n. someone or something very exciting. Work was a nightmare today. A five-alarm fire with crisis after crisis. See also: fire

单词	a three-alarm fire
释义	a three-alarm fire three-alarm fire 1. A fire that is so large or intense that it requires the presence of many firefighting units to try to contain it. A three-alarm fire is the reason we heard all of those sirens last night2. Someone or something that is very intense or stressful. Boy, this project has really become a three-alarm fire with all the other problems it's created.See also: fire a three-alarm fire and a five-alarm fire n. someone or something very exciting. Work was a nightmare today. A five-alarm fire with crisis after crisis. See also: fire
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