Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
He is a hard worker, but he will never SET THE THAMES ON FIRE.

cause a disasterCorrect answerYour answerdo anything remarkableCorrect answerYour answerbecome angryCorrect answerYour answertravel abroadCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: B

To set the Thames on fire is to do something remarkable. It is almost always used, as here, to say someone will not.

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Cause a disaster reads "fire" literally.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "set the Thames on fire"
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.He is a hard worker, but he will never SET THE THAMES ON FIRE.

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
He is a hard worker, but he will never SET THE THAMES ON FIRE.