add fuel to the fire
Example Sentences
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March Madness will only add fuel to the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
“They add fuel to the fire of this city’s star power. It’s an energy, a force. It makes people want to show up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
And the technological revolution could add fuel to the fire of economic weakness that is already putting pressure on hiring, the analysts added.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
"Canceling them would add fuel to the fire," he said.
From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2022
I wasn’t about to add fuel to the fire by asking questions about things that I should know, like my mother’s name.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
