add fuel to the fire

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add fuel to the fire — 慣用語

1. to do or say something that makes an angry situation or argument even worse.

1.慣用語
釋義

火上加油

to do or say something that makes an angry situation or argument even worse.

例句

Shouting back at her father only added fuel to the fire.

The newspaper's report added fuel to the fire of the political scandal.