add fuel to the fire

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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. fiil To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.

    “Instead of apologizing to his girlfriend, he decided to add fuel to the fire.”

  2. fiil Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add, fuel, fire.

Eş anlamlılar

add insult to injury fan the flames add fuel to the flame pour gasoline on the fire throw gasoline on the fire throw gas on the fire cap it all off make matters worse With malice hit someone when they are down kick a dog when it's down kick someone when they are down punch down put the boot in rub it in rub salt in the wound strike someone when they are down twist the knife

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pour oil on troubled waters clear the air

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