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The expression "to get fired" comes from centuries ago, celtics. When clans wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down.
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∙ 13y agoClans in the USA in the early years punished community individuals when they commited a serious offence by saying 'You're fired' and subsequently burnt their homes.
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There is no such phrase. There is a word rampage. It is of Scottish origin, perhaps from RAMP, to rear up.
What is the meaning of phrase fired her imagination?
Excited about her imagination
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