成语

aggravate the situation 火上加油

to know nothing about 一窍不通

in a terrible fix 焦头烂额

to risk everything on a single venture 孤注一掷

to raise one's head and look forward to 翘首以待

to wait at one's ease for an exhausted enemy or opponent 以逸待劳

to make a sudden all-out effort 卯足全力

following the same pattern 千篇一律

to speak argumentatively 振振有词