EN · C1 · idiomadd fuel to the fire
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.dolewać oliwy do ognia
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EN · C1The Poster Discussion
- A
Should I say nobody likes this version?
Mam powiedzieć, że nikt nie lubi tej wersji?
- B
That'll only add fuel to the fire. They're already arguing.
To tylko doleje oliwy do ognia. Już się kłócą.
- A
What should I ask instead?
O co lepiej zapytać?
- B
Whether the text is legible from the street.
Czy napis da się przeczytać z ulicy.
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Translations
German
Spanish
RussianExamples of use
Jego uwaga dolała oliwy do ognia.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.His remark added fuel to the fire.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Seine Bemerkung goss Öl ins Feuer.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Su comentario echó leña al fuego.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Его замечание подлило масла в огонь.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- add fuel to the fire
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Example
His remark added fuel to the fire.
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C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Nie chcę dolewać oliwy do ognia, dlatego wrócę do tej rozmowy, gdy opadną emocje.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chcę dolewać oliwy do ognia, dlatego najpierw wyjaśnię nieporozumienie, a dopiero później wrócę do spornego tematu.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dolewajmy oliwy do ognia, powtarzając niesprawdzone zarzuty.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dolewajmy oliwy do ognia kolejnym uszczypliwym komentarzem, skoro spór dotyczy już tonu rozmowy, a nie samej propozycji.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dolewajmy oliwy do ognia, nazywając ich zastrzeżenia fanaberią tuż przed próbą porozumienia.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dolewajmy oliwy do ognia, rozstrzygając spór przy osobach postronnych.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.