"jeter de l'huile sur le feu" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ʒə.te də l‿ɥil syʁ lə fø/ Audio: Fr-jeter de l'huile sur le feu.ogg Forms: jeter de l’ huile sur le feu [canonical], mettre de l’huile sur le feu [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} jeter de l’huile sur le feu
  1. (idiomatic) add fuel to the fire Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-jeter_de_l'huile_sur_le_feu-fr-verb-vrOJ~Apg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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