fight fires | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seefight,‎fire.; (idiomatic)To deal withurgentmattersand minoremergenciesrather than longer-term work.I spent all of Mondayfighting firesand didn't get a single thing done on my project.

Examples:

EN: It's my job to fight fires.
ES: ¡Me dedico a esto!
EN: They need a commanding officer and I was wondering why don't I take you to Colorado and you could be my girl and I could teach those geeks to fight fires.
ES: Están buscando un jefe y he pensado... por qué no te llevo a Colorado y te quedas conmigo... de ese modo podré enseñar a esos bobos a apagar fuegos.
EN: Only thing I do, honey, is fight fires and fight unions.
ES: Lo único que yo hago, querida, es combatir incendios y sindicatos.
EN: Look, you wanna fight fires with these guys, right?
ES: Oye, ¿quieres trabajar junto a ellos, verdad?
EN: You fight fires,like,once,twice a month.
ES: Ustedes combaten el fuego, como, una vez, dos por mes.
EN: It says he's going to trap the victim in his locker where he will take over his body, so he can once again voluntarily fight fires.
ES: Dice: \x22Va a atrapar a ia víctima en su taquiiia donde se apoderaráde su cuerpo para voiver a apagar incendios\x22.
EN: See, it's my job to get recruits ready to fight fires.
ES: Ves, es mi trabajo conseguir reclutas listos para apagar fuegos.
EN: How does he fight fires, then?
ES: - ¿Cómo lucha contra el fuego entonces?
EN: I fight fires.
ES: Apago incendios.
ES: Combato incendios.
EN: Ah, I can't fight fires anymore.
ES: Ya no puedo apagar incendios.
EN: That's what I do, fight fires and save people.
ES: Eso es lo que hago, combatir incendios y salvar gente.
EN: Now, few people realize that until 1928 there were no hoses, and you actually had to fight fires with your bare hands.
ES: Poca gente sabe que hasta 1928 no hubo mangueras y se tenían que combatir los incendios con las manos desnudas.
EN: But I want to hear about you and how you fight fires every day.
ES: Pero quiero oír sobre ti y cómo luchas contra los incendios cada día.
EN: He wants to fight fires, and he wants to pee standing up.
ES: Quiere apagar incendios y quiere orinar de pie.
EN: It shows us all the buildings that are really tricky to fight fires in.
ES: Nos muestra todos los edificios en los que son muy difíciles de combatir los incendios.

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