add fuel to the fire

Idioms In English

What Does “add fuel to the fire” mean?

Definition:

(also add fuel to the flames) to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse.

Example(s)

Don’t add fuel to the fire by laughing at him. He is furious about what you have already done

This idiom is in the nature category.
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