to inflame a situation, to make a situation worse

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Definition of to inflame a situation, to make a situation worse in English English dictionary

add fuel to fire

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.

Hyphenation

to in·flame a situation, to make a si·tu·a·tion worse