take on fuel Idiom, Proverb
add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the flame
Idiom(s): add fuel to the fire AND add fuel to the flameTheme: INCITE
to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse; to make an angry person get even more angry.
• To spank a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.
• Bill was shouting angrily, and Bob tried to get him to stop by laughing at him. Of course, that was just adding fuel to the flame.
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v. phr. To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. By criticizing his son's girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son's love. Bob was angry with Ted and Ted added fuel to the flame by laughing at him.fuel
fuelsee add fuel to the fire.
take on fuel
Of a agent or vessel, to accept its accumulator of ammunition replenished; to be refueled. The car pulled into the pit stop to booty on ammunition and accept its tires replaced. With its catchbasin alarmingly low, the jet was affected to booty on ammunition midflight.Learn more: fuel, on, taketake on fuel
tv. to booze alcohol to excess. They chock-full at the alehouse to booty on fuel. Learn more: fuel, on, take
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fry, frying frying pan fuck around fuel fulfill full circle, come full of crap take note of something take notes take notice (of someone or something) take notice of take off take off (one's) hat (to someone or something) take off after (someone or something) take off from take off from (something or some place) take off from work take off hands take off hat take off one's hat to, to take offence (at something) take offense take offense (at) (something) take office take on take on (a) new meaning take on (a) new significance take on (someone or something) as (something) take on a life of its own take on a new significance take on board take on faith take on fuel take on oneself take on the chin take on too much take on trust take one at word take one back take one for the team take one look (at someone or something) take one’s belt in take one’s belt in a notch take one’s lumps take one's breath away take one's breath away, to take one's chances take one's cue from take one's hat off to take one's medicine take one's name in vain, to take one's time take oneself off take or an animal in take out take out (something) against (one) take out a loan take out a warrant
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