What does light someone's fire mean?

light someone's fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: light -some-one's -fire
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verb

To excite or arouse someone; to turn someone on.

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Example Sentences

"Come on, baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire."
"It really excited him — you know, really lit his fire. We aren’t sure which of the bunch it is. I’d love to know."
"He’d prowled Houston’s titty bars for more than a decade, and he’d found the one woman who really lit his fire."

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Inflected Forms

lights someone's fire (present, singular) lighting someone's fire (participle, present) lit someone's fire (participle, past) lit someone's fire (past)

Phrases

turn someone's head

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