| 火に油を注ぐ | [ひにあぶらをそそぐ, hiniaburawososogu] (exp, v5g) to make things worse; to stir things up; lit [Add to Longdo] |
| 油を注ぐ;油をそそぐ | [あぶらをそそぐ, aburawososogu] (exp, v5g) (1) (See 火に油を注ぐ・ひにあぶらをそそぐ) to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; (2) to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up; to encourage [Add to Longdo] |
| It only adds fuel to the fire. | 火に油を注ぐだけだ。 |
| For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire. | 今更そんなことを言った日にゃ、火に油を注ぐことになるだけだよ。 |