put the fire out
idiom
: to stop a fire from burning
Firefighters put the fire out.
Firefighters put out the fire.
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As DeSanto recounted during our 2007 interview, Davis rushed his wife out of danger and then went back into the apartment to try and put the fire out.
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Police officers then arrived on the scene two minutes later and found the Cybertruck covered in flames as firefighters arrived at 3:16 a.m to help put the fire out.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
When firefighters arrived, some were assigned to put the fire out, while the rest engaged in the child's rescue.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
The witness video shows law enforcement officers and bystanders quickly put the fire out with water and cloth.
—NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Police officers then arrived on the scene two minutes later and found the Cybertruck covered in flames as firefighters arrived at 3:16 a.m to help put the fire out.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
When firefighters arrived, some were assigned to put the fire out, while the rest engaged in the child's rescue.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
The witness video shows law enforcement officers and bystanders quickly put the fire out with water and cloth.
—NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Put the fire out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20the%20fire%20out. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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