火上浇油
火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
verbidiom
Traditional: 火上澆油
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- (verb, idiom) to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
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Related Words
火上加油(huǒ shàng jiā yóu)— to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
→江河日下(jiāng hé rì xià)— rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
→抱薪救火(bào xīn jiù huǒ)— lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
→救焚益薪(jiù fén yì xīn)— add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
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