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ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

to make an argument or bad situation worse
 ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
1. The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
2. The President said he wouldn’t add fuel to the fire by commenting without knowing all the facts.


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