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火上加油
 
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huǒ shàng jiā yóu
  • to add oil to the fire (idiom)
  • fig. to aggravate a situation
  • to enrage people and make matters worse

火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu

火上加油
1 比喻使事态更加扩张或恶化。《官场现形记.第五回》:「三荷包也不睬他,把他气得越发火上加油了」。也作「火上添油」、「火上浇油」。

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