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set the thames on fire
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set the Thames on fireverb
To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.
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Set the Thames on fire
A “temse” was the old name for a sieve, agreeably to the French tamis and the Italian tamiso, which terms express the same implement. A sifter would require to work very hard indeed to ignite his sieve. Accordingly a bystander often said to him touching his apparent laziness: “You’ll never set the temse on fire!” Its punning
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of set the thames on fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of set the thames on fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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