throw gasoline on the fire

成語所屬單字gasoline

throw gasoline on the fire — 慣用語

1. to say or do something that makes a bad or tense situation even worse

1.慣用語
釋義

火上加油

to say or do something that makes a bad or tense situation even worse

例句

The manager's angry comment threw gasoline on the fire, and the team argued for hours.

Bringing up old complaints during the meeting just threw gasoline on the fire.