- add fuel to the flame ［fire］
- ((略式))激情をあおり立てる， 「火に油を注ぐ」．
English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.
add fuel to the flame ［fire］
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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
feed the flame — add fuel to a fire; encourage strong feelings (anger, passion, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
flame — flame1 [fleım] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin flamma flame ] 1.) [U and C] hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire ▪ Flames poured out of the windows of the building. ▪ They rushed past… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
flame — 1 noun (C, U) 1 hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire: the flame of a candle | Flames poured out of the windows of the building. 2 in flames burning strongly: The house was in flames by the time we arrived. 3 go up in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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