Last Updated:2025/11/21

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add, fuel, fire. / (idiomatic) To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.

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add fuel to the fire

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add fuel to the fire

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
火に油を注ぐ:対立や緊張した状況をさらに激化させる、悪化させる / 事態をさらに悪化させる
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寝る前に、炭が消えないように焚き火に薪をくべてください。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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