Fire Idioms
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Meaning: A person who spoils others' fun by being negative or dull.
Example: Mark was such a wet blanket at the barbecue that everyone stopped joking around. Read more ➺
Meaning: an intelligent and lively person (humorously)
Example: Emma is the bright spark of the school – she scored the highest marks in the class. Read more ➺
Meaning: make a bad situation even worse
Example: The president's racist comments are really going to fan the flames of hatred among the crowd. Read more ➺
out of the frying pan into the fire
Meaning: to go from a bad to worse situation
Example: In a bid to gain independence, she agreed to get married early, not knowing she was jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Read more ➺
Meaning: being shot at
Example: The politician came under fire after it was discovered that he had spend campaign money on lavish parties. Read more ➺
Meaning: everyone avoids repeating a hurting experience again in life
Example: After his first accident, Sam is quite careful in driving now because a burnt child dreads a fire. Read more ➺
Meaning: Heated argument or loud, intense quarrel, usually between people who are close.
Example: They had a blazing row over money right in the middle of the street. Read more ➺
Meaning: Speak or act on the spot, without stopping to think it through.
Example: Mike likes to shoot from the hip in meetings, so you always know where he stands, even when it lands a little hard. Read more ➺
Meaning: an action, whether verbal or physical that makes a bad situation even worse
Example: The presidential candidate’s provocative speech in these violent times is only going to add fuel to the flames. Read more ➺
Meaning: to bear an unpleasant result of an action that has been taken in the past
Example: The minister was warned not to venture into this sort of a contract. If he wants to burn his fingers in spite of that then he may continue. Read more ➺
