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Today I'm going to go over the idiom 'on fire'.
This means to be doing something very well.
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For example, you're at a basketball game,
and there's a guy who keeps hitting 3-pointer
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after 3-pointer after 3-pointer, and making
them. You might say, man that guy's on fire.
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It can also apply to a social situation. For
example, let's say you go to a party with
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a friend. And your friend is talking to everyone,
making everyone laugh, everyone wants to be
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around him. You can say, 'Man, you were on
fire at that party.' On can be pronounced
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with the 'aw' as in 'law' vowel, or the 'ah'
as in 'father' vowel. I pronounce it with
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the 'aw' as in 'law'. It's a little further
back in the face than the 'ah' as in 'father',
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which is a little further forward. On, the
N consonant sound, so the tongue will raise
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into that position. On, ff, fire begins with
the F consonant sound, so you'll raise the
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bottom lip, ff, to the top teeth and let air
come through. On ff, on fi-, the 'ai' as in
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'buy' diphthong, on fi-re. And finally, the
schwa and R sound, er, er. On fire, on fire.
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