add fuel to the fire
Example Sentences
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March Madness will only add fuel to the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
And the technological revolution could add fuel to the fire of economic weakness that is already putting pressure on hiring, the analysts added.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
Media analyst Ben Barringer at Quilter Cheviot said the limp results add "fuel to the fire" of fears around the American economic slowdown, which left global stock markets jittery over the weekend.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024
Potentially stormy weather Thursday could cause “erratic winds” that could add fuel to the fire, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022
I wasn’t about to add fuel to the fire by asking questions about things that I should know, like my mother’s name.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
