set the Thames on fire

Etymology
. Suggested to derive from a misconstrual of : thus, to work so vigorously as to heat a sieve by friction. Alternatively, a reference to lightning strikes which sometimes occurred along the Thames, occasionally setting trees on fire or causing death in unusual manner. Otherwise simply by hyperbole, from the impossibility of setting a river on fire.

Verb

 * 1)  To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: հրաշք գործել
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 引起轰动,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * French: casser trois pattes à un canard
 * German: die Welt aus den Angeln heben
 * Hindi: अनोखा काम करना
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese: meter uma lança em África
 * Russian: вы́думать по́рох, доста́ть луну с неба, дотяну́ться до звёзд
 * Spanish: encender la pradera
 * Vietnamese:, , thành công rực rỡ