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Seventh Grade Idiom List Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse; to do or say something that causes more trouble; makes someone angrier. Albatross around your neck: a very difficult burden that you can’t get rid of or a reminder of something you did that was wrong. All ears: eager to listen; sharply attentive; curious Ants in you pants: extreme restlessness; over activity As the crow flies: by the shortest and most direct route; measured in a straight, direct line between two places Asleep at the switch: not attending to one’s job or failing to react quickly; not being alert. At the drop of a hat: right away; at once At the end of your rope: at the limit of you ability, endurance, or patience Ax to grind: to have something to complain about; to have a selfish reason for saying or doing something Babe in the woods: a person who is inexperienced; a na?ve, trusting person Back to square one: return to the beginning because of a failure to accomplish the desired result Backseat driver: a bossy person who tells another person what to do; a person who gives unwanted advice and directions Baker’s dozen: thirteen of anything for the price of twelve Bark is worse than your bite: the way a person sounds is much more frightening than the way he or she acts; threats are often worse than the action taken Bark up the wrong tree: to direct your attention or efforts towards the wrong person or thing; to have the wrong idea about something Batten down the hatches: to get ready for trouble; prepare for any emergency Beat a dead horse: to pursue a useless goal Beat the band: with much noise, excitement, or commotion Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: there is no standard for beauty; different people have different opinions of beauty Chickens come home to roost: words or actions come back to haunt a person; evil acts will return to plague the doer Chill out: relax, calm down Chips are down: the situation is urgent and has to be dealt with now Clam up: to refuse to