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| add fuel to the fire | подлить масла в огонь (add fuel to the fire/flames – to make an argument or disagreement worse e.g. Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire.) |
| add more fuel to the fire | подливать масла в огонь (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| throw fuel on the fire | подливать масла в огонь (you will learn how to quickly stop an escalating situation so you do not continue to throw fuel on the fire Sweeterbit) |