"echar leña al fuego" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: echo leña al fuego [first-person, present, singular], eché leña al fuego [first-person, preterite, singular], echado leña al fuego [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “throw wood on the fire”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|throw wood on the fire}} “throw wood on the fire”, {{lit|throw wood on the fire}} Literally, “throw wood on the fire” Head templates: {{es-verb}} echar leña al fuego (first-person singular present echo leña al fuego, first-person singular preterite eché leña al fuego, past participle echado leña al fuego)
  1. (idiomatic) to add fuel to the fire, to pour gasoline on the fire Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: echar gasolina al fuego
    Sense id: en-echar_leña_al_fuego-es-verb-mdQEAkcH Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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