ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME

Meaning of ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME in English

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.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — make a bad situation worse, make a problem greater
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong …
Slang English vocab
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong …
Словарь английских идиом
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — v. подбросить дровишек, "подлить масла в огонь", т.е. усугубить:By jumping on John Beth's father only added fuelto the flame of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — * add insult to injury * go from bad to worse подбросить дровишек, подлить масла в огонь, усугубить; из огня …
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — "подбросить дровишек", "подлить масла в огонь", т.е. усугубить: By jumping on John Beth's father only added fuelto the flame of …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — v. подбросить дровишек, "подлить масла в огонь", т.е. усугубить:By jumping on John Beth's father only added fuelto the flame of …
English Russian slang dictionary
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — v. "подбросить дровишек", "подлить масла в огонь", т.е. усугубить: By jumping on John Beth's father only added fuelto the flame …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME — подливать масла в огонь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) fossil fuel fuel cell fuel injection
Английский словарь Британика
FUEL — I. ˈfyü]əl, -u̇]əl also -ü]l, chiefly Brit ](ˌ)il noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAME — I. ˈflām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flaume, flambe, from Middle French flame, flamme (from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADD — I. ˈad, ˈaa(ə)d verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English adden, from Latin addere, from ad- + -dere to put …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADD — (v. t.) To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the …
Английский словарь Webster
ADD — ( v. t. ) To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUEL — — fueler, fueller , n. /fyooh"euhl/ , n. , v. , fueled, fueling or ( esp. Brit. ) fuelled, fuelling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAME — — flamer , n. — flameless , adj. — flamelike , adj. /flaym/ , n. , v. , flamed, flaming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADD — — addable, addible , adj. — addedly , adv. /ad/ , v.t. 1. to unite or join so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUEL — I. ˈfyü(-ə)l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo-French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin * focalia, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLAME — I. ˈflām noun Etymology: Middle English flaume, flaumbe, from Anglo-French flame (from Latin flamma ) & flambe, flamble, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADD — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin addere, from ad- + -dere to put — more at do Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUEL — vt to feed with fuel. 2. fuel ·vt to store or furnish with fuel or firing. 3. fuel ·noun anything …
Webster English vocab
FLAME — noun a person beloved; a sweetheart. 2. flame ·noun ardor of affection; the passion of love. 3. flame ·noun to …
Webster English vocab
ADD — vt to append, as a statement; to say further. 2. add ·vt to give by way of increased possession (to …
Webster English vocab
FLAME — [flame] n [ME flaume, flaumbe, fr. MF flamme (fr. L flamma) & flambe, fr. OF, fr. flamble, fr. L flammula, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADD — [add] vb [ME, fr. L addere, fr. ad- + -dere to put--more at do] vt (14c) 1: to join or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAME — rapidly reacting body of gas, commonly a mixture of air and a combustible gas, that gives off heat and, usually, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FUEL — fuel BrE AmE ˈfju ː ‿əl § fjuːl ▷ fuel|ed, ~led d ▷ fuel|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ fuel|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUEL — / ˈfjuːəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] any material that produces heat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAME — / fleɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a hot bright stream of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADD — / æd; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] add sth (to sth) to put sth together with sth else …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUEL — I. fu ‧ el 1 S3 W2 /ˈfjuːəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAME — I. flame 1 /fleɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin flamma 'flame' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADD — add S1 W1 /ˌæd/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ addition , ↑ additive ; adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLAME — n. & v. --n. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADD — v.tr. 1 join (one thing to another) as an increase or supplement (add your efforts to mine; add insult to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUEL — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLAME — n. & v. n. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADD — v.tr. 1 join (one thing to another) as an increase or supplement (add your efforts to mine; add insult to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1. material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Oxford English vocab
FLAME — n. & v. --n. 1. a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Oxford English vocab
ADD — v.tr. 1. join (one thing to another) as an increase or supplement (add your efforts to mine; add insult to …
Oxford English vocab
FUEL — ( fuels, fuelling, fuelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAME — ( flames, flaming, flamed) 1. A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADD — ( adds, adding, added) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUEL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blazing/flaming row (= a very angry row ) ▪ She had a blazing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADD — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a further/additional/added disadvantage ▪ It’s a very small garden and it has the further disadvantage …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUEL — [noun] - a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burnedWood, coal, oil, petrol and …
Cambridge English vocab
ADD — [verb] - to put (something) with something else to increase the number or amount or to improve the wholeBeat the …
Cambridge English vocab
FLAME
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLAME — I. noun 1 hot bright stream of fire ADJECTIVE ▪ hot ▪ small ▪ bright ▪ dancing , flickering , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ADD — verb ADVERB ▪ hastily , hurriedly , quickly ▪ softly ▪ He ~ed softly, ‘I missed you.’ ▪ thoughtfully ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ADD — See ↑ ADD 1,2,3,4,5, ↑ COUNT/CALCULATE 4, ↑ SAY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ not add up
Longman Activator English vocab
ADD — INDEX: 1. to add a new part or piece to something 2. to add more to an amount or cost …
Longman Activator English vocab
FUEL — n. 25B6; noun the car ran out of fuel : PETROL, diesel; power source; N. Amer. gasoline, gas. See list …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADD — v. 25B6; verb the front porch was added in 1751 : ATTACH, build on, join, append, affix, connect, annex; include, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

American Idioms English vocabulary

← AD LIB ADD INSULT TO INJURY→