fuel

See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME.

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add fuel to the flame

[add fuel to the flame] {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flame

[flame] See: [ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME], [GO UP IN FLAMES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Russell Baker

(1925-- ) U.S. columnist Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say that what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks […] www.sky-net-eye.com

out of gas

[out of gas] {adv. phr.} 1. Out of fuel (said of automobiles). * /Be sure you don't run out of gas when you go on a long distance trip by […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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