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Korean idiom Add fuel to the fire

Idioms linked to “기름01” · Linked dictionary word

기름을 끼얹다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 기름을 끼얹다
  • 기름을 끼얹다

English rendering Add fuel to the fire Literal translation: “Pour on oil”

Meaning 1

감정이나 행동을 부추겨 정도를 심하게 만들다.

Incite emotions or actions and intensify them

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 화가 난 그에게 기름을 끼얹는 말만 골라서 했다.

She chose only words that added fuel to his anger.

Dictionary example 2

교수가 학생들을 선동하여 학내 분규에 기름을 끼얹는 행동을 할 수 있는 겁니까?

Can a professor incite students and add fuel to a campus dispute?

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“기름을 끼얹다” — Add fuel to the fire: Incite emotions or actions and intensify them
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