add fuel to the fire/flamesto make an argument or disagreement worse 火上浇油 Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire. 他们的声明不但没有解决问题,反而火上浇油。
add fuel to the fire/flames• It only added fuel to the fire.• Once the process is under way, empire-building adds fuel to the fire, and more fat to the bureaucracy.
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