Definition
To address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.
In Context
- "The manager had to put out the fire after a raw hamburger was served to a customer."
- "Laporta is getting fed up with putting out all the fires that keep emerging around the club every time Koeman opens his mouth, while the Dutchman, protected by a bulletproof contract, is probably thinking 'as you sow, so shall you reap', and only just resisting adding the phrase: "Come on then, sack me!""