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set the thames on fire

To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

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  • Unknown. Suggested to derive from a misconstrual of temse : thus, to work so vigorously as to heat a sieve by friction. Alternatively, a reference to lightning strikes which sometimes occurred along the Thames, occasionally setting trees on fire or causing death in unusual manner.
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