Learn English with English Idioms (Set 1)

1. He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the flames. (Add fuel to the flames: If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse.)
2. Of course I want to know - I'm all ears! Call me whenever, I’m all ears. The boys were all ears whey they found out the topic was interesting. (All ears: To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively.)
3. He had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature. (Answer call of nature/ nature's call: When people answer the call of nature, they go to the toilet)
4. First, the basement flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a pipe burst in the kitchen. The airline charged me extra for checking in a bike and then added insult to injury by charging me for a box to pack it in. (Add insult to injury: to worsen an unfavourable situation)
5.  I don't need any backseat driver on this project. Stop pestering me with all your advice. Nobody likes a backseat driver! (Backseat driver: An annoying passenger who tells the driver how to drive; someone who tells others how to do things.)
6. Tom badgered his parents into buying her a new laptop. (Badger someone: If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.)
7. Many people, especially women, have to perform a balancing act between work and family. (Balancing act: When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform a balancing act.)