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pouring gasoline on the fire

pouring gasoline on the fire is the present participle and gerund 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 pouring gasoline on the fire

What is pouring gasoline on the fire the present participle and gerund of?
Pouring gasoline on the fire is the present participle and gerund of pour gasoline on the fire.

Words near pouring gasoline on the fire in the dictionary

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

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