Put Out Fires: To address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person. 解决问题，尤指因他人的无能、疏忽或不端行为而引起的突如其来的问题。灭火，救火； 处理烂摊子。
You already know that firefighters are trained to safely put out fires. 你已经知道消防员被训练来安全地扑灭火灾。
Put Out Fires 救火 , 处理烂摊子
Do Anna and Jonathan have new careers? 安娜和乔纳森换新职业了吗？
Anna ! I haven't seen you all week. What have you been doing? 安娜！我整个星期都没见到你。你在干什么？
I have been busy putting out fires! First, Kim yelled at a very important customer, and then Kevin ! Kevin gave the wrong presentation at a big meeting. 我一直忙着处理烂摊子! 首先是基姆对一位非常重要的客户大喊大叫，然后是凯文！凯文在一次大型会议上做了错误的陈述。
So now is not a good time to tell that there is a big mistake in this report...? 所以现在不是好时候告诉你这个报告有一个大错误…？
As an idiom, to "put out fires" means to deal with urgent problems rather your usual tasks. Think of the problem as a fire -- something that needs to be dealt with quickly before it spreads or causes much damage. 作为一个成语，“救火”意味着处理紧急问题，而不是你通常的任务。把这个问题想象成一场火灾——在蔓延或造成很大破坏之前需要迅速处理的问题。
例句
The manager had to put out the fires after a raw hamburger was served to a customer. 在一个生汉堡被端给顾客后，经理不得不收拾烂摊子。
I spent so much time today putting out fires with our suppliers that I didn't even have a chance to read my emails. 我今天花了那么多时间处理与我们供应商的烂摊子, 以至于我没有机会读我的电子邮件。
Do you like your job? Yes, I do. I like to help people. I like to put out fires. 你喜欢这份工作吗？是的，我喜欢。我喜欢帮助人们。我喜欢处理烂摊子。
