fire drill
A "fire drill" is a crucial safety exercise aimed at preparing individuals for emergency evacuations, commonly practiced in schools, offices, and other public buildings.
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Definition
B2Safety Training
(common)A practice exercise to prepare people for safely evacuating a building during a fire emergency.
Example
- The school conducts a fire drill every month to ensure students know how to evacuate safely.
- During the fire drill, everyone must leave the building quickly and gather at the designated meeting point.
C1Workplace
(idiomatic, informal)A chaotic or unproductive activity that seems urgent but is ultimately pointless.
Example
- The last-minute changes to the project felt like a fire drill with everyone running around but achieving nothing.
- We spent the whole day on a fire drill, fixing issues that shouldn't have been problems in the first place.
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