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hold someone's feet to the fire

idiom

To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce them to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for their actions.


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  1. 01

    add fuel to the fire

    To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.

  2. 02

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  3. 03

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  5. 05

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  6. 06

    apron-string hold

    An estate held by a man during his wife's life.

  7. 07

    ball of fire

    A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.

  8. 08

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

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