كيف تنطق "add fuel to the fire"

expression

AD FYOO-uhl tuh thuh FY-er

AD FYOO-uhl too thuh FY-uh

التعريف

To say or do something that makes a bad situation even worse or makes someone more upset.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæd/ /ˈfjuəɫ/, /ˈfjuɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæd/ /fjˈuːəl/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈaɪə

أمريكي

AD FYOO-uhl tuh thuh FY-er

بريطاني

AD FYOO-uhl too thuh FY-uh

Don't add fuel to the fire by yelling back at him.

I tried to help, but my words only added fuel to the fire.

If you blame her, you'll just add fuel to the fire.

She was already upset, so telling her the bad news just added fuel to the fire.