add fuel to the fire

短语

火上加油

发音

AU

词形变化

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别名

add fuel to fire

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    火上加油

    火上浇油

    习语

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

  2. 2.

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