add fuel to the fire

His spokesman said on Monday that the US was "adding fuel to the fire".

Instead of turning down the political flames in this country during his return speech in Butler, Trump decided to add fuel to the fire.

However, paying a fleet of public defenders to contest and delay every attempt at eviction might add fuel to the fire while draining the resources of the city and landlords alike.

“No one should add fuel to the fire to worsen the situation,” he said.

He said that China would continue to seek a cease-fire and pledged that it would “neither watch the fire from the other bank nor add fuel to the fire.”