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ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Synonyms within Context: ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Aggravation

Add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame; fan the flame; (excite); go from bad to worse; (deteriorate).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Translation: ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Language Translations for "ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

hedh vaj në zjarr. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏زاد الطين بلة, ‏صب الزيت على النار. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

наливам масло в огъня. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valaa öljyä tuleen. (various references)

   

French

  

mettre de l'huile sur le feu, jeter de l'huile sur le feu. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βάλω καύσιμα στη φωτιά. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

olajat önt a tûzre (fan the flame). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

adday uelfay otay ethay irefay

   

Romanian

  

pune gaz pe foc. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

подливать масла в огонь. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

doliti ulje na vatru. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

echar leña al fuego. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

gjuta olja på elden. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yangına körükle gitmek (fan the flame, pour oil on the flames). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

підливати масла у вогонь. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-e-f-f-h-i-l-o-r-t-t-u"

-5 letters: fluoridated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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