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add fuel to the fire and add fuel to the flame

Fig. to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse; to make an angry person get even angrier. (Alludes to causing a flame to grow larger someone or something to move forward when fuel is added.) Shouting at a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.

See also: add, fire, fuel

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China Mobile is to release the closely-watched 3G Ophone next week, while rival China Unicom is to bring Apple's iPhone to China as soon as Friday, which may add fuel to the flames in the fiercely competitive Chinese market. Ophone comes next week, gearing up for iPhone invasion by International Business Times - US ed. And if you are a victim anywhere in Ireland, please talk to someone - silence will only add fuel to the flames. IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Disgraceful bullies must NEVER win by The Mirror (London, England) There are always people ready to criticise our city and we do not need to add fuel to the flames. Letter: You Say - Was Marc at show? by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			across across the board act Act age! act as act for act on act Out act the fool act the goat act up Act your age! action Actions speak louder than words activity ad hoc ad infinitum ad nauseam adam adapt adapt for adapt from adapt to add add fuel to the fire add fuel to the flames add insult to injury add into add to add together add up add up to addict to address address as address comments or remarks to address oneself to address to adhere to adjourn adjourn for adjourn to adjust to administer to admire admire for admire to do admit admit into admit to admonish for			ADD ADD ADD ADD ADD 1 TO COBOL ADD 1 TO COBOL ADD 1 TO COBOL ADD 1 TO COBOL GIVING COBOL ADD 1 TO COBOL GIVING COBOL ADD 1 TO COBOL GIVING COBOL Add and Reset to Zero add another string to bow add another string to bow add another string to bow add another string to bow add as a third party add as an accessory Add Binary Coded Decimal Add Change Delete Add Compare and Branch Word Add Compare Select Add Cross-Connect Card Add Delegations add details Add Drop Ring Add Edit Delete Enable Disable Listing add fuel to the fire add fuel to the fire add fuel to the fire add fuel to the flame add fuel to the flames Add Geographic Add Grace Period ADD H Add Halfword Add hoc Add hoc Add hoc Add hoc Add hoc Add Immediate Left - PA RISC Assembly Command Add Immediate to Word Add in Utility Add Insult to Injury add into Add Minimum/Maximum Add New Hardware Wizard Add Oil Left Engine Add Oil Right Engine add on add on add on Add on Armor Add On CD Add On CDs Add On Certificate of Deposit Add On Certificate of Deposits Add On Certificates of Deposit Add On Financing Add On Interest Add on Module

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add fuel to the fire (redirected from add fuel to the flames)

add fuel to the fire
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