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English translation: to add fuel to the fire
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5 mins confidence: 
add insult to injury Explanation: act in a way that makes a bad or displeasing situation worse. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-add-insult-to-injury |
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5 mins confidence:
add insult to injury/add fuel to the fire Explanation: Có hai cách dùng như tôi đã đề xuất Cách thứ hai sát nghĩa nhất. Tuỳ ngữ cảnh có thể cân nhắc dùng một trong hai. https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/add-fuel-to-the-fire https://www.google.com.vn/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/english/to-add-insult-to-injury/ |
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41 mins confidence:
pour fuel on the fire / pour more fuel on the fire Explanation: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pour fuel on the fire |
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1 hr confidence:
(to) add fuel to the fire Explanation: Đây là idiom khá thông dụng. Ví dụ: Donald Trump đổ thêm dầu vào lửa khi đe dọa điều quân đội dẹp biểu tình. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.hanaslexis.com/cards/do-dau-vao-lua-add-fuel-to-t... https://www.hellochao.vn/ngu-phap-tieng-anh/?aid=c4ca1238a0b921821~c7109a617571MU |
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3 hrs confidence:
to add fuel to the fire Explanation: Link tham khảo từ điển Cambridge: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add-fuel... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add-fuel-to-the-fire |
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