On Your Tail- Idioms for Actions & Behaviors.

On your Tail

Action moves our life everyday and there are some idioms with it too . to make our language a bit more interesting or to understand the meaning of some phrases, Here are a few idioms to describe  Actions and Behaviors

add fuel to the flames	If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse. He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the flames.
all ears	To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively. Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!
answer call of nature nature's call	When a person answers the call of nature, they go to the toilet. I had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature.
backseat driver	A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver is called a backseat driver. I can't stand backseat drivers like my mother-in-law!
badger someone	If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want. Sophie badgered her parents into buying her a new computer.
balancing act	When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform abalancing act. Many people, especially women,  have to perform a balancing act between work and family.
bare your heart / soul	If you bare you soul (or heart) to someone, you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to them. Mike couldn't keep things to himself any longer. He decided to bare his soul to his best friend.
bark up wrong tree	A person who is barking up the wrong tree is doing the wrong thing, because their beliefs or ideas are incorrect or mistaken. The police are barking up the wrong tree if they think Joey stole the car - he can't drive!
beat a (hasty) retreat	Someone who beats a (hasty) retreat runs away or goes back hurriedly to avoid a dangerous or difficult situation. The thief beat a hasty retreat as soon as he saw the security officer.
one's best bet	The action most likely to succeed is called one's best bet. Your best bet would be to try calling him at home.
bide your time	If you bide your time, you wait for a good opportunity to do something. He's not hesitating, he's just biding his time, waiting for the price to drop.
binge drinking	This term refers to heavy drinking where large quantities of alcohol are consumed in a short space of time, often among young people in rowdy groups. Binge drinking is becoming a major problem in some European countries.

tail wagging the dog	This expression refers to a situation where there is a reversal of roles, with the small or minor element having a controlling influence on the most important element. If you let your children decide on everything, it will be a case of the tail wagging the dog!
on somebody's tail	If you are on somebody's tail, you are following them closely. The suspect hasn't been arrested yet, but the police are on his tail.
take a back seat	If you take a back seat you choose to have a less important function and become less involved in something. He decided it was time to take a back seat and let someone younger run the club.
take the bloom off something	If an incident or event takes the bloom off something, it spoils it or makes it less enjoyable. Their noisy argument in the middle of the party took the bloom off the atmosphere.
take the bull by the horns	To take the bull by the horns means that a person decides to act decisively in order to deal with a difficult situation or problem. When the argument turned into a fight, the bar owner took the bull by the horns and called the police.
take it on the chin	When you take it on the chin, you are brave and accept adversity, criticism or defeat without complaining. When his contract was not renewed, Mark took it on the chin.