Feuer fangen

to catch fire

Türkçe: alev almak

Noun

Feuer n.

Verb

fangen

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Die alte Holzhütte fing durch den Blitzschlag Feuer.

How it is used

Literally 'catches fire'; metaphorically means a business suddenly becomes very successful. Neutral register. Use when a startup goes viral. Common mistake: learners overuse the metaphorical meaning; in daily life, the literal fire meaning is more common.

Other verbs that go with Feuer

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Feuer legento set fire
• durchs Feuer gehen für+Akk.to go through fire for someone
• mit dem Feuer spielento play with fire

All collocations with Feuer