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pour fuel on the fire

pour fuel on the fire verb: synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Verb

pour fuel on the fire (third-person singular simple present pours fuel on the fire, present participle pouring fuel on the fire, simple past and past participle poured fuel on the fire)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Synonyms of pour fuel on the fire

Forms of pour fuel on the fire

third-person singular presentpours fuel on the fire
present participlepouring fuel on the fire
past participlepoured fuel on the fire
pastpoured fuel on the fire

Questions about pour fuel on the fire

What does pour fuel on the fire mean?
Pour fuel on the fire means synonym of add fuel to the fire.
What part of speech is pour fuel on the fire?
Pour fuel on the fire is a verb.
What is the past tense of pour fuel on the fire?
The past tense of pour fuel on the fire is poured fuel on the fire.

Words near pour fuel on the fire in the dictionary

  1. pour dogs and cats
  2. pour down
  3. pour down the drain
  4. pour encourager les autres
  5. pour forth
  6. pour fuel on the fire
  7. pour gasoline on the fire
  8. pour good money after bad
  9. pour honey in one's ear
  10. pour honey into one's ear
  11. pour honey on

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