Identify the idioms in the following sentences and write their meanings.
1. We must all be dead against terrorism and violence.
2. He has to bear the cross of his own mistakes.
3. None believed what he said as he had cried wolf too many times before.
4. Some people fan the flames of strife and violence in the name of democracy.
5. Jessica has a tendency to jump to conclusions about everything.
6. Samir learned his lesson the last time he played with fire.
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1. We must all be dead against terrorism and violence.
= This line means that, terrorism is a biblical act of Human kind and we must act strictly to get rid of it from today's World.
2. He has to bear the cross of his own mistakes.
= We must take full responsibility of our mistakes,whether the mistakes were done conciously or sub conciously,we shall stand up to it and bear every outcomes of the mistake.
3. None believed what he said as he had cried wolf too many times before.
= A wolf cries every now and then, as in a full moon he cries and howls too,but we all know it's a Wolf's nature.So this idiom refers to a man's false statement as he has stated before.
4. Some people fan the flames of strife and violence in the name of democracy.
= Democracy is a delicate matter. It's definition can not be given in one or two sentences but some people takes it as their play garden and makes a meaning of their own.They creats violence and destruction in the name of democracy.
5. Jessica has a tendency to jump to conclusions about everything.
= Life is a beautiful thing,in our life we get the chance to encounter with many situations but those situations always demands our full introspection from top to bottom,or introduction to conclusion. We gave to know without introduction there are no conclusions.
6. Samir learned his lesson the last time he played with fire.
= Playing with fire means somebody who takes unnecessary risks or steps to get in control of the situation,and we all know fire isn't a thing to play with as it will burn down every thing literally everything.