Add fuel to the fire Definition: Something that worsens an already bad situation. Example: “I wanted to intervene when they were yelling at each other, but that would have just added fuel to the fire.” Source: https://blog.udemy.com/idioms-and-their-meanings/ An alternative : Add fuel to the flames Meaning: an action, whether verbal or physical that makes a bad situation even worse cause circumstances or dispute to become further excessiv Synonym: aggravate, worsen, exacerbate Example: The presidential candidate’s provocative speech in these violent times is only going to add fuel to the flames. At the time when both the friends ...

« Having conceded one month to a Greek deity, we’re now back with the Romans: June is named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and goddess of marriage and childbirth. June was also once sometimes known as midsummer month ». Source: blog.oxforddictionaries.com