pour gasoline on the fire

Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofadd fuel to the fire.1992, Douglas Brinkley,Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years, 1953-71, Yale University Press, published1992,→ISBN,page295:Instead of using the opportunity to ease the tensions between Bonn and Washington, Acheson chose topour gasoline on the fire.2003, Dennis Piszkiewicz,Terrorism's War with America: A History, Greenwood Press, published2003,→ISBN,page39:The Ayatollah Khomeinipoured gasoline on the firewith his comments on the mosque seizure, which were broadcast by Iranian radio the day after the attack.2008, E. L. Merkel,Virgins and Martyrs, Five Star, published2008,→ISBN,page223:As I waited, my silence seemed topour gasoline on the fireof Jack Reagan's irritation.

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