add fuel to the fire

English - Turkish

Definition of add fuel to the fire in English Turkish dictionary

(Ev ile ilgili) Bir tartışmayı ya da mevcut kötü bir durumu daha kötü bir boyuta taşımak

altından od koymak

yangına körükle gitmek

ihtirasları kızıştırmak

arayı kızıştırmak

English - English

Definition of add fuel to the fire in English English dictionary

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

The first consul continued to add fuel to the fire.

make a bad situation worse, make a problem greater

Related Terms

add fuel to fire

To inflame a situation, to make a situation worse

and that he ſhould never ceaſe to lament the loſs of me, they, to add fuel to fire, under a feigned ſolicitude to alleviate his majeſty's diſquiet, began to praiſe with the utmoſt ardour, my great abilities.

Turkish pronunciation

äd fyul tı dhi fayr

Pronunciation

/ˈad ˈfyo͞ol tə ᴛʜē ˈfīr/ /ˈæd ˈfjuːl tə ðiː ˈfaɪr/