Do we 'put out' the fire or 'put off' the fire?

The thing with English is that certain words 'collocate' with others and result in non-literal meaning; you could also call them idioms for this reason. The correct choice here is “to put out a fire”. read more

“To put out” the fire means to extinguish the fire or stop something from burning. “To put off ” the fire means to delay or postpone the fire to a future time. read more

Luckily, the sprinklers put out the fire pretty fast. And then after we put out the fire, Mommy said stay in my room with my baseball cards. To put out the fire, the system changes oxygen for carbon dioxide. read more

To put out a grease fire, sprinkle baking soda and/or salt onto the grease, but do not use water or flour. To put out a campfire, allow the fire to burn down, then pour water onto the embers until they’re cold to the touch. To put out a brush fire, try to extinguish the fire with water, but evacuate if necessary. read more