"like a house afire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 像著火的房子一樣
• 非常快且熱烈地

Definition

如果兩個人相處得'像著火的房子一樣'，表示他們很快成為好友或非常默契地合作，而且非常熱情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式生動的表達，常見於英美澳等地區，只描述人際關係或合作迅速且熱烈。不用於負面或緩慢的關係。

Examples

They became friends like a house afire on their first day at school.

他們在上學的第一天就相處得**像著火的房子一樣**。

The new coworkers got along like a house afire right away.

新同事們立刻就**像著火的房子一樣**相處得很好。

The kids played together like a house afire all afternoon.

孩子們整個下午都**像著火的房子一樣**一起玩耍。

Those two talk like a house afire—it’s like they’ve known each other forever.

他們兩個聊天**像著火的房子一樣**——好像認識很久一樣。

The project team worked together like a house afire and finished ahead of schedule.

項目團隊**像著火的房子一樣**合作，提早完成了工作。

After meeting at the party, they clicked like a house afire and started seeing each other every day.

他們在聚會上認識後，立刻**像著火的房子一樣**合得來，每天都見面。