English Idioms: Fan the flames

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Fan the flames
Meaning: To make a bad feeling or situation become worse or more intense.
Example: His racial declarations fanned the flames of the ethinc war.

English Idioms: Charity begins at home

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Charity begins at home
Meaning: Charity begins at home is a proverb. It means that, before deciding to take care of other people, one’s family should be one’s foremost concern.
Example: Take care of your children before volunteering in any association. Charity begins at home.