put out a fire (English, verb)
expansion: put out a fire (third-person singular simple present puts out a fire, present participle putting out a fire, simple past and past participle put out a fire)
Senses:
glosses: To address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: put out a fire.
Forms:
form: puts out a fire
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting out a fire
tags: participle
present
form: put out a fire
tags: participle
past
form: put out a fire
tags: past
form: put out the fire
tags: alternative