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

“They add fuel to the fire of this city’s star power. It’s an energy, a force. It makes people want to show up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

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

"No one should do anything that could add fuel to the fire in any other place," Blinken added.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2023

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