You're messing with fire means you are playing a dangerous game and you are likely to get burned.
The correct idiom is "add fuel to the fire," which means to worsen a situation or make a conflict stronger by adding more tension or hostility. It is used to describe actions that exacerbate an already difficult or delicate situation.
This idiom means: you are ready to fight with energy and determination for what you believe in.
The idiom "shape up or ship out" means either improve your behavior or performance, or leave and go elsewhere. It is typically used to emphasize the need for someone to change their ways or face consequences.
If someone says that something or someone else is "a ball of fire," it means that they are really talented and quickly rising in their field.
Does it make sense? Yes, so it's not an idiom. It's a proverb.
It's not an idiom. It means exactly what it looks like.
"Kindle" is the small fire to start a larger fire, as every girl-guide or boy scout knows. The idiom means to start the person's inner, deep drives, so that eventually the results are visbile outside the person. The idiom describes the actions of good parents and good mentors.
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
An idiom that means surrender is to "wave the white flag." A closely related idiom is to "throw in the towel" which means to give up."
Yes, "in a pickle" is an idiom. It means to be in a difficult or troublesome situation.
It's not an idiom. It means exactly what it says. "By all means" or "by any method necessary."
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.