Pour fuel on the fire Meaning in English

expression

US

POR FYOO-uhl on thuh FY-er

UK

PAW FYOO-uhl on thuh FY-uh

التعريف

To do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse, especially when people are already upset.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

An idiom, mainly informal. Used for situations where someone's actions or words intensify conflict or trouble. Commonly used to warn against making things worse: "Don’t pour fuel on the fire." Similar to "make matters worse."

• Spanish: echar leña al fuego
• Portuguese (BR): colocar lenha na fogueira - jogar gasolina no fogo (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): deitar lenha na fogueira
• Chinese (Simplified): 火上浇油
• Chinese (Traditional): 火上加油
• Hindi: आग में घी डालना
• Arabic: يَصب الزيت على النار
• Bengali: আগুনে ঘি ঢালা - পরিস্থিতিকে আরও খারাপ করা
• Russian: подливать масла в огонь
• Japanese: 火に油を注ぐ
• Vietnamese: đổ thêm dầu vào lửa
• Korean: 불에 기름을 붓다
• Turkish: ateşe körükle gitmek - ateşe benzin dökmek
• Urdu: آگ پر تیل ڈالنا
• Indonesian: menyiram minyak ke api

جمل نموذجية

Please don’t pour fuel on the fire during the argument.

basic

He poured fuel on the fire by making that rude comment.

basic

Don’t pour fuel on the fire by shouting at them.

basic

Her sarcasm just poured fuel on the fire and made everyone angrier.

natural

He thought he was helping but actually just poured fuel on the fire.

natural

Let’s not pour fuel on the fire—just give them some space.

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