ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME

Meaning of ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME in English

make a bad situation worse, make a problem greater

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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 — v. phr. To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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

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