Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fuel

Adding fuel to fire. Saying or doing something to increase the anger of a person already angry. The French say, “pouring oil on fire.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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