huǒ​shàng​jiāo​yóu

to enrage people and make matters worse

Definitions

huǒ​shàng​jiāo​yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse

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Appears in 0.5766% of movies

19321st most common word in movies

36467th most common word in books

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