See add fuel to the fire on Wiktionary
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"sense": "worsen a conflict",
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"word": "ya escampa y llovían guijarros"
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"roman": "aggi mīda guggilamu",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
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],
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"To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation."
],
"links": [
[
"worsen",
"worsen"
],
[
"conflict",
"conflict"
],
[
"inflame",
"inflame"
],
[
"tense",
"tense"
],
[
"situation",
"situation"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "add insult to injury"
},
{
"word": "fan the flames"
},
{
"word": "make matters worse"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add, fuel, fire."
],
"links": [
[
"add",
"add#English"
],
[
"fuel",
"fuel#English"
],
[
"fire",
"fire#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "en-au-add fuel to the fire.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/En-au-add_fuel_to_the_fire.ogg/En-au-add_fuel_to_the_fire.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/En-au-add_fuel_to_the_fire.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "pour gasoline on the fire"
},
{
"word": "throw gasoline on the fire"
},
{
"word": "throw gas on the fire"
},
{
"word": "add fuel to fire"
},
{
"word": "add fuel to the flame"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣabba z-zayt ʕalā n-nār",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "صَبَّ اَلزَّيْت عَلَى اَلنَّار"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zāda n-nār ḥaṭaban",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "زَادَ اَلنَّار حَطَباً"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "afegir llenya al foc"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "fo² soeng⁶ gaa¹ jau⁴",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "火上加油"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huǒshàngjiāoyóu",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "火上澆油 /火上浇油"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huǒshàngjiāyóu",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "火上加油"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "přilít olej do ohně"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "puste til ilden"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "hælde benzin på bålet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "olie op het vuur gooien"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "opstoken"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "õli tulle valama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "kaataa bensaa liekkeihin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "heittää löylyä kiukaalle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "jeter de l’huile sur le feu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "mettre de l’huile sur le feu"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cecxlze navtis dasxma",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "ცეცხლზე ნავთის დასხმა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "Öl ins Feuer gießen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ríchno ládi sti fotiá",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "ρίχνω λάδι στη φωτιά"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "óla tou gámou dýskola ki i nýfi gkastroméni",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "όλα του γάμου δύσκολα κι η νύφη γκαστρωμένη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hosíf shémen lamm'durá",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "הוֹסִיף שֶׁמֶן לַמְּדוּרָה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jaltī āg mẽ ghī ḍālnā",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "जलती आग में घी डालना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "olajat önt a tűzre"
},
{
"code": "is",
"english": "to pour oil unto the fire",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "hella olíu á eldinn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "aggiungere esca al fuoco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "mettere benzina sul fuoco"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "火に油を注ぐ (hi ni abura o sosogu) (direct translation of the English)",
"sense": "worsen a conflict"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"english": "native idiom",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "oni ni kanabō",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "鬼に金棒"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "mencurah minyak ke api"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "helle bensin på bålet"
},
{
"code": "no",
"english": "to blow in the fire",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "puste til ilden"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "dolewać oliwy do ognia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dolać oliwy do ognia"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "pôr lenha na fogueira"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "colocar lenha na fogueira"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "deitar lenha na fogueira"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "pune paie pe foc"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "pune gaz pe foc"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "turna ulei pe foc"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podlivátʹ máslo v ogónʹ",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "подлива́ть ма́сло в ого́нь"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "доливати уље на ватру"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "dolivati ulje na vatru"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "echar leña al fuego"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "echar gasolina al fuego"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "ya escampa y llovían guijarros"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "dar pábulo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "añadir lumbre al fuego"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "hälla bensin på elden"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "aggi mīda guggilamu",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "అగ్గి మీద గుగ్గిలము"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "ateşe körükle gitmek"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "đổ dầu vào lửa"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "đổ thêm dầu vào lửa"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "worsen a conflict",
"word": "thêm dầu vào lửa"
}
],
"word": "add fuel to the fire"
}
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