add fuel to the fire idiom
(UK also add fuel to the flames)火上浇油
to make an argument or bad situation worse
The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire. 人们发现政府对这起隐瞒事件早已知情，这真是火上浇油。
| 词汇 | add fuel to the fire |
| 类别 | 英译汉、英汉双解翻译词典 |
| 释义 | add fuel to the fire idiom (UK also add fuel to the flames)火上浇油 to make an argument or bad situation worse The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire. 人们发现政府对这起隐瞒事件早已知情，这真是火上浇油。 |
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