Definition
这是一个成语，字面意思是“在火上加油”。比喻在原本已经很糟糕的局面中，采取进一步激化矛盾、使情况变得更坏的做法。常用于批评或警告别人不要继续做加剧冲突的事情。
f.e.
to add fuel to the fireto make a bad situation worse
Examples
- ，火上加油。Tāmen liǎ běnlái jiù yǒu máodùn, nǐ cóngzhōng tiǎobō jiǎnzhí shì huǒ shàng jiā yóu.They already had conflicts, and you're stirring things up — that's just adding fuel to the fire.
- ，火上加油。Wēijī shíkè yīnggāi jiǎnshǎo kāizhī, jìxù dàikuǎn wúyì yú huǒ shàng jiā yóu.In times of crisis you should cut spending; continuing to take out loans is no different from adding fuel to the fire.
- ，，火上加油。Tā yǐjīng hěn shēngqì le, nǐ bié zài zhǐzé tā, xiǎoxīn huǒ shàng jiā yóu.He's already very angry. Don't scold him anymore, or you might add fuel to the fire.
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