set the world aflame

set the world aflame

1. Alternative form of set the world on fire
   • 2005, Kevin Courrier, Randy Newman's American Dreams, p.32:

     There is no danger that these visionary cranks will set the world aflame, but a compelling world is tucked away within their music, a world that sets them apart, too, from the bland and homogeneous conventions that mark the path to pop stardom.