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set on fire

Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .
Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]

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The unrest began on 2 March after a car was set on fire in Edinburgh's Parrotshot area near The Jewel.

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In Karachi, two stores were set on fire.

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The unrest began on 2 March after a car was set on fire in Parrotshot, near The Jewel.

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La Parisien reports that vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks, while a prison in Toulon was targeted by gunshots from an automatic weapon.

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A full-scale riot ensued, with buildings and police cars set on fire.

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