put out the fire
Quench the blaze
Put out the fire means to extinguish flames, whether literally The firefighters put out the fire before it spread or figuratively to resolve a crisis or calm a volatile situation She spent all morning putting out fires at the office.
The metaphorical sense suggests urgent damage control—addressing problems before they grow worse.
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- douseWet completely, often flames
- water hoseFlexible tube for spraying
- blazeIntense burning fire
- smotherDeprive of air
de-escalate · quench · inferno · mediate · bucket brigade · pacify · burning · troubleshoot · mitigate · damage control · snuff out · intervene · conflagration · suppress · wildfire · stifle · cool down · combustion
put out the firelight the fire
start a fire · light a fire · ignite · kindle · stoke the fire
put out the firefan the flames
Deliberately worsen a dispute
add fuel to the fire · pour gasoline on the fire · stoke the fire · inflame · enflame
putting, putter, output, outer, outing, outward, outermost, fire, fires