firefight
verb [I] /ˈfaɪə.faɪt/
/ˈfaɪr-/ Definition
› to spend time on problems that need to be dealt with quickly, instead of working in a calm, planned way: Will the new manager be able to do anything other than firefight?Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of firefight verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- tough sth out phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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