add fuel to the flame

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 his daugliter's love to thisguy.—Постоянными ""наездами ""на Джона отец Бэт лишь только подливал масло в огонь любви своей дочери к этому парню.

English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog". 2014.

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  • 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 feelings by talk or action. * /By criticizing his son s girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son s love./ * /Bob was angry with …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 feelings by talk or action. * /By criticizing his son s girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son s love./ * /Bob was angry with …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 feelings by talk or action. By criticizing his son s girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son s love. Bob was angry with Ted and… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • add fuel to the flame — make a bad situation worse, make a problem greater …   English contemporary dictionary

  • flame — See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME, GO UP IN FLAMES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flame — See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME, GO UP IN FLAMES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flame — See: add fuel to the flame, go up in flames …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fuel — See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fuel — See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fuel — See: add fuel to the flame …   Словарь американских идиом

  • feed the flame — add fuel to a fire; encourage strong feelings (anger, passion, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary


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