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/æd ˈfjuːl tu ðə ˈfaɪər/
Example:
His angry comments only served to add fuel to the fire.
/æd ˈɪnsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri/
Example:
First, they lost the game, and then to add insult to injury, their star player got injured.
/fæn ðə fleɪmz/
Example:
His comments only served to fan the flames of the argument.
/ɡoʊ tə hɛl ɪn ə ˈhændˌbæskɪt/
Example:
If we don't fix these problems, the company is going to go to hell in a handbasket.
/ɡoʊ tu ðə dɔɡz/
Example:
After the new management took over, the company really started to go to the dogs.
/hæv siːn ˈbɛtər deɪz/
Example:
This old car has seen better days, but it still runs.
/ʃuːt jərˈsɛlf ɪn ðə fʊt/
Example:
He really shot himself in the foot by insulting the boss during the meeting.
/ˈdʌb.əl ˈwæm.i/
Example:
Losing his job and then breaking his leg was a real double whammy for him.
/ɑn yʊər læst lɛɡz/
Example:
My old car is really on its last legs; I need to get a new one soon.
/ɑn ðə roʊps/
Example:
After several bad quarters, the company was on the ropes.
out of the frying pan into the fire
/aʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn ˈɪntu ðə ˈfaɪər/
Example:
Leaving his old job, he thought things would improve, but he went out of the frying pan into the fire with his new boss.
/ðə wɜrs fɔr wɛr/
Example:
After years of travel, his old suitcase was a bit the worse for wear.
/ðə bəˈluːn ɡoʊz ʌp/
Example:
When the boss finds out about the mistake, the balloon goes up.
/kʌm tu ə ˈɡraɪndɪŋ hɔlt/
Example:
The old train came to a grinding halt just outside the station.
/ɡraɪnd tu ə hɔlt/
Example:
The negotiations ground to a halt after the latest disagreement.
/ɡoʊ tu ðə ˈdɛvəl/
Example:
I told him to go to the devil after he insulted me.