fan the flames
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fan the flames
verb fans the flames · fanning the flames · fanned the flames
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To intensify or worsen an already difficult situation.
In simple terms, both superpowers poured gasoline on the fire and fanned the flames, hoping that out of the ashes would arise a region committed either to democracy or to Soviet-style communism.
Similar: add fuel to the fire, pour gasoline on the fire, fan the fire
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