pour gasoline on the fire

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pour gasoline on the fire

verb pours gasoline on the fire · pouring gasoline on the fire · poured gasoline on the fire

  1. idiomatic Synonym of add fuel to the fire. Instead of using the opportunity to ease the tensions between Bonn and Washington, Acheson chose to pour gasoline on the fire.

    Similar: add fuel to the fire, fan the flames, make matters worse

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@misc{pour_gasoline_on_the_fire_2026,
  title = {pour gasoline on the fire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pour%20gasoline%20on%20the%20fire},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}