Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

got on like a house on fire

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
got on -like a -house- on -fire
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of get on like a house on fire

verb

past participle of get on like a house on fire

Questions

What does got on like a house on fire mean?
simple past of get on like a house on fire

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