ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Meaning of ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE in English

cause more anger, aggravate a problem

He's angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — make a bad situation worse, make a problem greater
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — cause more anger, aggravate a problem He's angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire.
English Idioms vocab
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
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ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — подливать масла в огонь
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE — 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
FIRE
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
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
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
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
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
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
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
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
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
FUEL — fuel BrE AmE ˈfju ː ‿əl § fjuːl ▷ fuel|ed, ~led d ▷ fuel|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ fuel|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUEL — / ˈfjuːəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] any material that produces heat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
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
FIRE
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
FIRE
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
FIRE
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
FIRE
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
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
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
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADD — verb ADVERB ▪ hastily , hurriedly , quickly ▪ softly ▪ He ~ed softly, ‘I missed you.’ ▪ thoughtfully ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
FUEL — n. 1 tinder, combustible, kindling; fossil or nuclear fuel You must pay a lot for fuel to heat that big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ADD — v. 1 join, unite, combine, annex 5 + 3 denotes that 3 is to be added to 5 2 total, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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