add fuel to the fire

fuel是油，fire是火焰，add fuel to the fire的意思是“火上浇油，让情况变得更糟”。

The phrase add fuel to the fire means when you do or say something that makes a miserable situation even worse. Adding fuel to the fire means to make a situation or conflict intensify, especially via provocative comments.

add fuel to the fire这个短语的意思是你做了或说了一些让事情变得更糟的事情，使形势或冲突加剧，特别是通过挑衅的评论。

The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.

人们发现政府对这起隐瞒事件早已知情，这真是火上浇油。