cause more anger, aggravate a problem He's angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire.
add fuel to the flame
Idiom(s): add fuel to the fire AND add fuel to the flame
Theme: 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.
add fuel to the flame|flame|fuel
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.
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