add fuel
Example Sentences
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March Madness will only add fuel to the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
The indications of a less-stormy course for the FDA could add fuel to the run-up in biotech stocks that has only accelerated in recent weeks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
To add fuel to the barbecue, the deal with Argentina may be all for naught.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Lower courts have blocked the deployment there thus far, with an appeals court saying such a move would "likely to lead to civil unrest" and "only add fuel to the fire".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
“That would only add fuel to the flames.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
