Set the world on fire

Set the world on fire :


Set the world alight = Set the world on fire

Achieve something sensational (informal)

A British variant of this expression is set the Thames on fire. 1976 Dick Francis - In the Frame - He was the same sort of man my father had been, middle-aged, middle-of-the-road, expert at his chosen job but unlikely to set the world on fire.

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