"feed the fire" meaning in English

See feed the fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-feed the fire.wav Forms: feeds the fire [present, singular, third-person], feeding the fire [participle, present], fed the fire [participle, past], fed the fire [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|feed<,,fed> the fire}} feed the fire (third-person singular simple present feeds the fire, present participle feeding the fire, simple past and past participle fed the fire)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of add fuel to the fire Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: add fuel to the fire [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-feed_the_fire-en-verb-TvPdodyL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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