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178 entries under idiom topic. ×
| stir the embers | |
| stir up trouble | |
| drive up the wall(verb, expression, get, hurt) | |
| face the music(expression, get, dispute, demand) | |
| fly in the face of(expression, get, dispute, demand) | |
| give a hard time(verb, expression, upset, trouble) | |
| make a point of(expression, get, dispute, demand) | |
| make a stand(expression, get, dispute, demand) | |
| sow dissension(expression, hate) | |
| stand up to(expression, get, oppose, dispute) | |
| stick it out(expression, get, dispute, demand) | |
| throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, get, dispute) | |
| add fuel to fire(verb, expression, touch, raise) | |
| add fuel to the fire(verb, expression) | |
| ask for it(verb, expression, upset, trouble) | |
| beat the bushes(verb, expression, bother, annoy) | |
| break the ice(verb, expression, make, open) | |
| bring to pass(verb, expression, make, open) | |
| build a fire under(verb, expression, encourage, excite) | |
| come out with(verb, expression, make, open) |
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