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echar leña al fuego

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
echar leña al fuego loc verb	figurado, coloquial (agrandar el conflicto) (figurative)	fuel the fire v expr
	(figurative)	add fuel to the fire v expr
		make it worse, make things worse v expr
	Pablo sólo echó leña al fuego con ese comentario hiriente.
	Pablo only fueled the fire with that hurtful comment.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
echarle leña al fuego, echar leña al fuego loc verb	(mal: agravarlo)	add fuel to the flames, add fuel to the fire v expr
		make a situation worse v expr
	No digas nada; no le eches leña al fuego.
	Don't say anything; you'll only add fuel to the flames.
echarle leña al fuego, echar leña al fuego loc verb	(enemistad: avivarla)	add fuel to the flames, add fuel to the fire v expr
		make a situation worse v expr
	Pablo solo le echó leña al fuego con ese comentario hiriente.
	With that remark, all Pablo did was add fuel to the flames.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
echarle leña al fuego, echar leña al fuego loc verb	(vicio, afecto: fomentarlo)	add fuel to the flames, add fuel to the fire v expr
		do not encourage [sth], do not feed [sth] v expr
	No le eches leña al fuego: ayúdale a dejar el alcohol.
	Don't add fuel to the flames: help him quit drinking.

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