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poured gasoline on the fire

poured gasoline on the fire is the simple past and past participle of pour gasoline on the fire.

Meaning of pour gasoline on the fire

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
    • Instead of using the opportunity to ease the tensions between Bonn and Washington, Acheson chose to pour gasoline on the fire.1992, Douglas Brinkley, Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years, 1953-71, Yale University Press, published 1992, →ISBN, page 295

Questions about poured gasoline on the fire

What is poured gasoline on the fire the simple past and past participle of?
Poured gasoline on the fire is the simple past and past participle of pour gasoline on the fire.

Words near poured gasoline on the fire in the dictionary

  1. poured cold water on
  2. poured down
  3. poured down the drain
  4. poured forth
  5. poured fuel on the fire
  6. poured gasoline on the fire
  7. poured good money after bad
  8. poured honey on
  9. poured in
  10. poured into
  11. poured oil on troubled waters

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