Cómo Pronunciar "add fuel to the fire"
expression
AD FYOO-uhl tuh thuh FY-er
AD FYOO-uhl too thuh FY-uh
Definición
To say or do something that makes a bad situation even worse or makes someone more upset.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈæd/ /ˈfjuəɫ/, /ˈfjuɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ
Inglés Británico
ˈæd/ /fjˈuːəl/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈaɪə
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
AD FYOO-uhl tuh thuh FY-er
UK
AD FYOO-uhl too thuh FY-uh
Escucha en Contexto
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.