garbage fire

ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ ˈfaɪər

Definition

Definition of garbage fire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metaphorical chaos

chaotic or disastrous situation

The event turned into a complete garbage fire.

chaos

disaster

literal fire

Rare

fire involving burning garbage

Rare

The garbage fire spread quickly through the alley.

trash fire

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fire involving burning garbage

Expressions with garbage

load of garbage

large amount of waste materials collected together

The truck carried a load of garbage to the landfill.

treat like garbage

to treat someone with extreme disrespect or disregard

He would often treat his employees like garbage, making them feel worthless.

garbage in, garbage out

exp.

poor input leads to poor output in computing

If you enter wrong data, garbage in, garbage out.

garbage bag

plastic bag used for disposing of waste

She filled the garbage bag with kitchen scraps..

garbage bin

container for waste disposal

He threw the spoiled food into the garbage bin..

garbage can

container for waste, usually found in homes or public places

Please put your trash in the garbage can.

Expressions with fire

on fire

adj.

burning with flames or light

The house is on fire.

catch fire

start to burn or burst into flames

The dry leaves can easily catch fire.

fire up

start or energize a machine or device

He fired up the computer to begin work..

shout fire

yell 'fire' to alert others to danger

He had to shout fire to evacuate the building.

catch on fire

begin to burn suddenly and intensely

The dry leaves can catch on fire easily.

fan the fire

increase the intensity of a fire by blowing air

He used a newspaper to fan the fire.

feed the fire

add fuel to a fire to keep it burning

He used dry wood to feed the fire.

keep the fire burning

sustain a literal fire

He added logs to keep the fire burning all night.

light a fire

ignite a fire using a match or lighter

She used a match to light a fire.

put out a fire

stop a fire from burning

The crew put out a fire before it reached the gas station.

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trash fire

literal

fire involving trash or garbage

Examples of garbage fire in a sentence

His life felt like a garbage fire after the incident.
The firefighters quickly extinguished the garbage fire.
A garbage fire started near the landfill site.

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French:chaos, incendie de déchets, ...
German:Desaster, Abfallfeuer, ...
Italian:disastro, incendio di rifiuti, ...
Spanish:desastre, incendio de basura, ...
Portuguese:caos, fogo no lixo, ...
Chinese:混乱局面, 垃圾焚烧, ...
Japanese:ゴミ火, ゴミ焼却, ...
Arabic:فَوْضَى عَارِمَة, حَريقُ قُمامَة, ...
Hebrew:קָטַסְטְרוֹפָה, שְׂרֵיפַת אַשְׁפָּה, ...
Russian:хаос, мусорный пожар, ...
Ukrainian:хаос, пожежа сміття, ...
Hindi:कचरे की आग, कचरा अग्नि, ...
Bengali:আবর্জনার আগুন, জ্বালানি আগুন, ...
Catalan:desastre, foc d'escombraries, ...
Czech:katastrofa, požár odpadků, ...
Danish:katastrofe, affaldsbrand, ...
Dutch:puinhoop, vuilnisbrand, ...
Greek:καταστροφή, φωτιά στα σκουπίδια, ...
Hungarian:katasztrófa, szeméttűz, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានការណ៍វឹកវរឬបរាជ័យយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ភ្លើងឆេះសំរាម, ...
Korean:쓰레기 불, 쓰레기 화재, ...
Persian:آشفتگی, آتش‌سوزی زباله, ...
Polish:bałagan, pożar śmieci, ...
Portuguese (BR):bagunça total, fogo no lixo, ...
Romanian:dezastru, foc de gunoi, ...
Swedish:katastrof, sopbrand, ...
Thai:ไฟขยะ, ไฟเผาขยะ, ...
Turkish:kaos, çöp yangını, ...
Vietnamese:mớ hỗn độn, đám cháy rác, ...

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