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pours fuel on the fire

pours fuel on the fire is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour fuel on the fire.

Meaning of pour fuel on 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.

Questions about pours fuel on the fire

What is pours fuel on the fire the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pours fuel on the fire is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour fuel on the fire.

Words near pours fuel on the fire in the dictionary

  1. pours cats and dogs
  2. pours cold water on
  3. pours down
  4. pours down the drain
  5. pours forth
  6. pours fuel on the fire
  7. pours gasoline on the fire
  8. pours good money after bad
  9. pours honey on
  10. pours in
  11. pours into

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