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get on like a house on fire

To immediately start a good relationship with someone
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Those two met last Saturday at the party, and because they were both into juggling they get on like a house on fire.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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mach weiter wie ein Haus in Flammen

ga verder als een huis dat in brand staat

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