"add fuel to the fire" meaning in Anglais

See add fuel to the fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \æd fjuːl̩ tuː ðə ˈfaɪə\ Audio: En-au-add fuel to the fire.ogg
  1. Mettre de l’huile sur le feu, jeter de l’huile sur le feu Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-add_fuel_to_the_fire-en-verb-hOWCs5Ia Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: add fuel to fire

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    "Composé de add (« ajouter »), fuel (« combustible »), to, the et fire (« feu »), littéralement « ajouter du combustible au feu »."
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