英文成語add fuel to the fire

Idiom: add fuel to the fire (or flames) (火上加油)


Meaning: If you add fuel to the fire, you do something to make a bad situation even worse.

For example:

• People are already unhappy, and if the government allows oil prices to increase it'll just be adding fuel to the fire. (人們已經很不快樂了，而假如政府還允許油價上漲那將是火上加油。)
  
• If Billy's angry, don't say anything. You'll just be adding fuel to the fire. (如果Billy生氣了，不要再說任何事。你將只會火上加油。)

Reference: Englishclub.com