set one's hair on fire

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set one's hair on fire

To become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.

Etymology:

Possibly from stories of Viking marauders said to have set their hair and beards on fire when running into battle in order to appear fanatical and fearsome

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"It was perceived that we were opening a party house where people could drink and run amok and generally set their hair on fire," said Bill Hobson, executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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felgyújtja a haját

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